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“Offending with the accomplices of my accomplices”: Evidence and implications regarding triadic closure in co-offending networks

Nieto, Alberto; Davies, Toby; Borrion, Hervé; (2022) “Offending with the accomplices of my accomplices”: Evidence and implications regarding triadic closure in co-offending networks. Social Networks , 70 pp. 325-333. 10.1016/j.socnet.2022.02.013. Green open access

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Abstract

We measured triadic closure in co-offending networks – i.e., the tendency of two individuals to co-offend if they share an accomplice – using a method that addresses the risk of overestimating clustering coefficients when using one-mode projections. We also assess the statistical significance of clustering coefficients using null models. The data relates to adult offenders (N = 274,689) connected to criminal investigations (N = 286,591) in Colombia. The observed coefficients range between 0.05 and 0.53 and are statistically significant, indicating that accomplices become sources of information about potential associates. They support the idea of preventing crime by targeting offenders’ trustworthiness and disrupting information flows.

Type: Article
Title: “Offending with the accomplices of my accomplices”: Evidence and implications regarding triadic closure in co-offending networks
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2022.02.013
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2022.02.013
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Triadic closure, Co-offending networks, Null models, Bipartite networks
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Security and Crime Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10145816
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