Social Network Analysis and the Organisational Characteristics of Law Enforcement Agencies: Working Relationships

2020 ◽  
pp. 145-158
Author(s):  
Morgan Burcher
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Working Relationships ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies

Using Network Analytics to Improve Targeted Disruption of Police Misconduct

2021 ◽  
pp. 109861112110572
Author(s):  
Timothy I. C. Cubitt
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Police Misconduct ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Targeted Disruption ◽  
Network Analytics ◽  
Practical Implications

Research into police misconduct traditionally considers the correlates and antecedents of misconduct among individual officers, as a means of disruption or prevention. However, more recently, deviance among police has been considered through network perspectives. This study considered 7755 allegations of misconduct accrued by 1495 officers from the Baltimore Police Department between January 2015 to January 2020. A social network analysis was employed to consider the characteristics and differences of misconduct networks between assignments and to identify key officers within these networks. Findings suggested that the misconduct networks of patrol assignments functioned marginally different to investigations or specialist duties. Discrete communities of misconduct were identified within each assignment, including a small number of officers that were particularly important to supporting these networks. This study holds practical implications for the identification and disruption of misconduct networks among law enforcement agencies.

scholarly journals Interprofessional Relationships in the Field of Obesity: Data from Canada

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Godley ◽  
Shelly Russell-Mayhew
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Interprofessional Relations ◽  
Working Relationships ◽  
Interprofessional Practice ◽  
Conducting Research

Background: While it is generally acknowledged that an interprofessional approach is necessary to treat and prevent obesity, there have been few empirical studies examining the working relationships of professionals in the obesity field.Methods: In this article social network analysis is used to examine the working relationships of 111 attendees, representing eleven different health professions, at the first National Obesity Summit in Canada. We assessed the extent of engagement in interprofessional relations across four activities: discussion, gathering information, providing care, and conducting research. We also examined attitudes toward interprofessional practice.Findings: On average, respondents reported that approximately 75% of the people they work with are from other professions. Attitudes toward interprofessional practice were generally positive, and did not vary significantly across professions. Interestingly, attitudes were not related to actual interprofessional relations in our sample. In terms of work type, we found that respondents who were engaged in both clinical and research work had the largest networks and had the highest percentage of interprofessional contacts in their discussion and research networks.Conclusions: Overall, the results suggest that within our sample of professionals working in the field of obesity, interprofessional practice is held in high regard as a concept. The results also suggest that members of professions that combine both research and clinical work are most likely to engage in interprofessional relationships. This article illustrates the utility of social network analysis to assess the extent of interprofessional relationships among those working in a particular healthcare field.

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