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With the help ofAnalysts Notebooks Social Network Analysis (SNA) features, Kilmarnock Prison intelligence analysts disabled anorganized crime ring supporting a high profile prisoner.

Situation

Kilmarnock prison is a 500 cell maximum security prison

in Scotland with a maximum capacity of 692 prisoners.

With such a large number of prisoners, the inhabitants in

this prison function as a small criminal community with

organized crime rings and even illegal trafficking of drugs

and mobile telephones. When a notorious member of

an organized crime group from Glasgow was sent toKilmarnock, he quickly took advantage of this small

community and began organizing a new network to

conduct his illegal business from within the prison walls.

Shortly after his arrival, the prison officials and analysts

noticed an increase of drug and mobile telephone activity

and quickly set out to break up his new crime ring.

However, this high profile prisoner had experience in

leading a national crime group and was well distanced

and protected from the illegal activities he conducted in

Kilmarnock. Therefore, the prison officials did not have

enough evidence to justify segregating the prisoner from

the rest of the prison community nor could they findanother prison that would be willing to take him. This

left the investigators and analysts with the challenge of

breaking up his crime ring without touching him.

SolutionHMP Kilmarnock analysts had always usedAnalysts

Notebook as a briefing tool. However, upon attending an

i2 webinar on Social Network Analysis, intelligence analysts

at Kilmarnock quickly learned thatAnalysts Notebook could

be an integral asset in breaking up this organized crime

network. By leveraging the intelligence gathered fromCCTV, other prisoners and the prison staff, the analysts

were able to create a visual depiction of the network,

highlighting the more important players and downplaying

the less significant ones. For instance, by applyingAnalysts

Notebooks SNA capabilities to this information, the analysts

were able to determine which players had the most

contact with the head of the network, attribute weight to

the more significant players and also begin to monitor how

information flowed through the network to the various

supporting players. The more information the analysts got

from their sources, the clearer the organization of the

criminal network became.

OutcomeBy leveraging the SNA features ofAnalysts Notebook, the

analysts at Kilmarnock were able to develop a cohesive

picture of the organized criminal network and break down

the network without having to segregate the head of the

network or transfer him to another prison. In addition,

the insights gleaned from this investigation and analysis

continue to serve the prison officials in a live document,

helping them to monitor the networks leader and hisrelationships, preventing him from reorganizing his

network with new players.

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Overview

Location: United Kingdom

Industry: Law Enforcement

Customer: HMP Kilmarnock

i2 Products Used:Analysts Notebook

Analysts Notebook helps breakup an organized crime ring inKilmarnock Prison

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About HMP Kilmarnock

HMP Kilmarnock is a closed high security prison in the South

West of Scotland accommodating remand, short term and long

term male adult prisoners and male young offender remands.Operated by Serco, an international service company with

contracts in markets as diverse as defense, transport, civil

government, science and health, HMP Kilmarnock is part of

the Scottish Prison Service estate and prisoners remain under

the same care agenda as that of the Scottish Prison Service.

The prison has a mixed regime based on education, behavioral

and addiction programs, both approved and accredited. In

addition, prisoners are required to attend industrial work and

physical exercise programs. The prison consistently exceeds

performance targets and concentrates on working towards

reducing offending behavior and ensuring prisoners are better

prepared to lead a law-abiding life once released.

For more information, please visitwww.serco.com.

By applying Analysts Notebooks SNA capabilities, we

were able to disrupt an organizedcrime ring in Kilmarnockand continue to use those techniques to ensure there isno reformation.

Andrew Hill, Intelligence Analyst, HMP Kilmarnock

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