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<p>Online social networks -- Political aspects<br />Social media -- Political aspects<br />Crime prevention<br />Criminal investigation</p>
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Crime Pattern Detection Using Online Social Media, Raja Ashok Bolla
Crime Pattern Detection Using Online Social Media, Raja Ashok Bolla
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"In this research, we show online social networks can be used to study crime detection problems. Crime is defined as an act harmful not only to the individual involved, but also to the community as a whole. It is also a forbidden act that is punishable by law. Crimes are social nuisances that place heavy financial burdens on society. Here we look at use of data mining followed by sentiment analysis on online social networks, to help detect the crime patterns. Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables users to post brief text updates, also referred …