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Modelling crime linkage with Bayesian networks.

Jacob de Zoete1, Marjan Sjerps2, David Lagnado3

  • 1University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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Summary
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Linking crimes using Bayesian networks helps assess offender probability based on modus operandi similarities. Ignoring exculpatory evidence in one case can wrongly strengthen others.

Keywords:
Bayesian networksCase linkageCombining evidenceCrime linkageSerial crime

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Area of Science:

  • Forensic Science
  • Probability Theory
  • Criminal Justice

Background:

  • Assessing the likelihood of a single offender committing multiple crimes requires analyzing shared characteristics.
  • Distinctive modus operandi (MO) and evidence similarity are crucial factors in crime linkage.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate the utility of Bayesian networks in modeling crime linkage scenarios.
  • To analyze the dependencies between evidence in linked cases.
  • To evaluate the impact of exculpatory evidence on crime linkage probability.

Main Methods:

  • Development of Bayesian network models to represent evidential structures in crime linkage.
  • Analysis of how evidence from one case influences the assessment of another.
  • Simulation of scenarios involving exculpatory evidence.

Main Results:

  • Bayesian networks effectively model the complex dependencies in crime linkage.
  • Evidence from one case can be iteratively incorporated into others, and vice versa.
  • Excluding cases with exculpatory evidence leads to an overestimation of guilt in remaining cases.

Conclusions:

  • Bayesian networks provide a robust framework for probabilistic crime linkage.
  • The interconnectedness of evidence across cases must be carefully considered.
  • Incorrectly handling exculpatory evidence can significantly distort the assessment of guilt.