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,…
Mary Ellen O’Toole on looking into the eyes of a murderer
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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…
Federal Internship through CINA & DHS Transportation Security Administration
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…
CINA’s Kerry Riddle Recognized as Mason’s Employee of the Month
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…
CINA Virtual Distinguished Speaker Series: Lilly Richardson & Jenny Mosbacher – “Transaction Laundering and the Facilitation of Cybercrime Through the Online Payment Ecosystem”
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…
CINA Distinguished Speaker Series: Martin Bouchard – “Social Outlaws: What Network Data Tells Us About Gangs”
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…
Interview with David Weisburd: Should We Rethink the Police?
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.…
Rensselaer Student Awarded Fellowship To Support Research in Disrupting Human Trafficking Networks
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute mathematics student Daniel Kosmas has been awarded a National Institute of Justice Graduate Research Fellowship. The three-year award will support Kosmas’ research in disrupting human trafficking networks.…
Human Trafficking: A Three-Part Series
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InfraGardNCR, the FBI’s Washington field office, and FBIHQ’s Crimes Against Children & Human Trafficking Unit invite you to join us online for three consecutive Thursday mornings to learn about human…
CINA Distinguished Speaker Series: Crysta Price – “Finding Trafficking Networks in Commercial Sex Ads”
Crysta Price from HTI Labs and Creighton University discusses human trafficking, including a case walkthrough that describes how data analytics, AI, and collaboration with law enforcement agencies led to the…