Monday, August 2, 2021

Using Crime Script Analysis

Crime Script Analysis is an underutilized tool in the analyst toolbox. You can learn more about it by reading the research article Theft of oil from pipelines: an examination of its crime commission in Mexico using crime script analysis by Arantza Alonso Berbotto & Spencer Chainey, available at this link.

"The theft of refined oil products provides criminal groups with significant financial resources that threaten the environment and socio-economic stability of countries where it occurs. Violence is also associated with this criminal activity. Using crime script analysis, a detailed interpretation of the theft of oil via the illegal tapping of pipelines in Mexico was constructed. The analysis revealed the roles performed by members of criminal groups, the recruitment of individuals outside of the criminal group to provide information about the pipelines and perform technical activities, and the supporting role of citizens and businesses from local communities."

Arantza Alonso Berbotto & Spencer Chainey (2021) Theft of oil from pipelines: an examination of its crime commission in Mexico using crime script analysis, Global Crime, DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2021.1925552

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