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#65 (Martin Bouchard)

Reducing Crime

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Bridges and Interventions

Identifying and disrupting bridges in a network is crucial in affecting the network's ability to function and slowing down criminal activity. By analyzing metrics such as cohesion, reach, betweenness, and brokerage, one can pinpoint these bridges and impede the distribution of activities like drug trafficking. This disruption strategy may not entirely stop criminal networks but can significantly hinder their operations, similar to the effect of blowing up bridges to impede a military advance.

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