Think of these as "fun" readings that may give you a better understanding of how SNA is applied. These readings are ranked in no particular order:
- Get an excellent overview on the current landscape of social network research on street gangs in this article by Sierra-Arevalo and Papachristos (2015).
- Take a look here at how Karine Descormiers and Carlo Morselli (2011) use topological and node level network metrics to better understand the social relations between gangs in Montreal.
- Morselli and Petit analyze a drug importation network operating in Canada. Using data from an extensive two-year investigation, they study the dynamics of a criminal network under intense surveillance and disruption.