The Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis (CINA) DHS Center of Excellence is hosting a summer workshop program for current and future leaders of the Minority Serving Institution community. CINA Director, Dr. James Jones said it best: “…working hand in hand with many MSI groups, we look forward to continuing to be a part of the…
Watch the highlights from the CINA Distinguished Speaker Series with Christopher Koper and Beidi Dong. The presentation highlights recent and ongoing research by the presenters and their colleagues on the topic of mass violence in the United States. The presenters discuss findings and recommendations stemming from a recent workshop on understanding and countering mass violence…
Watch Diana Dolliver’s presentation covering the fundamentals of cryptocurrencies, transactions, and blockchain technologies, and how this form of currency can be used to facilitate criminal activity. Dr. Dolliver will explain how cryptocurrencies can be obtained and stored, how transactions can be traced, and how these assets can be potentially seized by law enforcement officials through legal…
The Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis Center, a Department of Homeland Security S&T Center of Excellence, supports the agency with research and tools for fighting cybercrime. Jim Jones, CINA’s director, details how researchers are working to intercept cybercriminals and educate a new generation of cybersecurity professionals. Listen to the podcast below:
In the latest episode of the Access to Excellence podcast, Mason professor and former FBI profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole talks about her career and the future of Mason’s Forensic Science Program. Listen to the episode. File photo by Creative Services.
CINA is seeking candidates for an internship with DHS Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Internships are slated to begin during 2021 spring semester, with potential for an extension to go throughout the summer of 2021. Deadline to apply is January 20. Read more and apply now. Students will work with the TSA Security Operations Team to…
Kerry Riddle has served as CINA’s Financial and Administrative Specialist since 2018, and was awarded as George Mason University’s Employee of the Month in November. “A full description of her achievements the last two years is lamentably impossible here,” Stu Mackenzie, CINA’s science manager, wrote in his recommendation letter. Riddle’s work profile is extensive. She…
As e-commerce continues to expand, credit card transactions have increasingly become a conduit for money laundering. This presentation will highlight how criminal organizations circumvent the payments and banking ecosystem’s risk and compliance controls by setting up fake online businesses and storefronts to covertly process payments for illegal activity. This practice, known as transaction laundering, can…
Over the past 20 years, social network analysis (SNA) has transformed our conceptualization of crime and delinquency. Criminological theories that place the social factor front and center can now be tested with better data and measures, providing a more sophisticated demonstration of the mechanisms involved. Yet, the impact of SNA has arguably been felt the…
Should we rethink the police? Yes, but the more difficult question is, what kind of changes do we want? The police and science have made great strides in preventing crime. Thirty years ago, we thought the police couldn’t do anything about crime. Now we know a lot about how they can—for instance, that “hot spots”…
