Police View vs. Forensic View: The network you think exists vs. The network that actually exists

Police intelligence links cases only when people or addresses overlap, producing fragmented networks that collapse when a “key actor” is removed. Forensic intelligence (fingerprints/DNA) adds missing offenders and connections, transforming isolated cases into a highly connected structure. Police collapse the network they think exists. Forensics reveal the network that actually does.

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Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University)
Published
2025-11-14
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17533835
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Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
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Police View vs. Forensic View: The network you think exists vs. The network that actually exists

Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University)
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
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Police View vs. Forensic View: The network you think exists vs. The network that actually exists

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Abstract

Police intelligence links cases only when people or addresses overlap, producing fragmented networks that collapse when a “key actor” is removed. Forensic intelligence (fingerprints/DNA) adds missing offenders and connections, transforming isolated cases into a highly connected structure. Police collapse the network they think exists. Forensics reveal the network that actually does.

Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University)
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Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
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