Studying illicit drug trafficking on Darknet markets: Structure and organisation from a Canadian perspective

Forensic Science International

Volumn 264, Issue , 2016, Pages 7-14

  Broseus J ^a   Rhumorbarbe, D ^a   Mireault, C ^b   Ouellette, V ^b   Crispino, F ^b   Decary Hetu D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Criminal evolution; Cybercrime; Digital data; Intelligence; PGP key; TOR

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CANADA; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA PROCESSING; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG TRAFFIC; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KNOWLEDGE; ONLINE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84960403632     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.02.045     Document Type: Article

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