This hackathon challenges participants to present a solution that enhances, or overcomes policy blockers to effective public-private collaboration in the fight against counterfeiting. Learn more about the hackathon results here.…
CINA Distinguished Speaker Series: Gurvais Grigg – “Deconstructing Cybercrime Through Blockchain Forensics”
Watch Gurvais Grigg, Global Public Sector Chief Technology Officer at Chainanalysis, Inc. discuss “Deconstructing Cybercrime Through Blockchain Forensics”. This presentation outlines trends in the illicit use of cryptocurrency and practical ways to…
CINA Distinguished Speaker Series: Lindsey Roberson – “Human Trafficking Enforcement Efforts: 20 Years Later”
Watch Lindsey Roberson, Executive Director of Legal Engagement at the Human Trafficking Institute speaks about her organization’s work in developing and advocating for innovative and data-driven strategies for combatting human trafficking based…
CINA Virtual Distinguished Speaker Series: Jay Kennedy – “The Future of Counterfeiting”
Watch Jay Kennedy, Assistant Professor at Michigan State University as he discusses “The Future of Counterfeiting:Shifting Patterns in Enforcement, Opportunity Structures and Consumer Engagement”.
CINA Scholar’s Impactful TSA Summer Internship
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CINA scholar, Tasheonna Walton, an Information Systems and Operations Management major at George Mason University, was selected for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) internship in summer 2021. During the internship,…
Meet the CINA Scholars
CINA Scholar Isaiah Hall expands research skills As a Criminology, Law and Society major at George Mason University with a minor in Intelligence Analysis, Isaiah Hall currently focuses his academic…
CINA MSI Activities
The CINA MSI Week in-person program returned this past summer, after pausing last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CINA hosted students and faculty researchers on both George Mason University’s…
Detecting Criminal Disruption of Supply Chains
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Criminal organizations have previously disrupted and manipulated legitimate supply chains for financial gain and other reasons, and they will continue to do so. Such disruption and manipulation may take the…
Evaluate Current National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) Course Offerings and Develop Recommendations for Prerequisites and Post Curriculum Evaluation
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The National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) is the nation’s premier federally funded training center dedicated to the instruction of state and local law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges in cybercrime…
Innovative Spatiotemporal Pattern Detection: Examining Changes in Crime Hot Spots Across 6 U.S. Cities
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Prior studies demonstrate that crime is highly concentrated at relatively few micro-places (e.g., addresses, intersections, street segments), or hot spots. For example, a seminal study of crime in Minneapolis found…