A Classification Framework for Data Mining Applications in Criminal Science and Investigations

Research Design

Data mining techniques in Criminal Science Investigations is the field of study which has enormously gained huge popularity in a few years. It is a diverse discipline on which extensive research has been done. This field attracts a lot of researchers because of its wide applications in different domains. This chapter is dispersed across diverse journals and conferences. This diverse search comprises 16 research journals, 25 conference proceedings, two book chapters and lecture notes. The articles were reviewed with publication limit starting from 2008 to 2015. The various journal sites, which were chosen for the catalogue of the literature in this area are:

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  IEEE Electronic Library,

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  Science Direct,

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  Springer Link Libraries,

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  ACM Digital Library,

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  IGI Global.

The articles were searched on the keywords ‘data mining techniques’ and ‘criminal science investigation’. Every article was classified according to these two combined topics. Each article was reviewed extensively before including it in the chapter. It was then reviewed further for its inclusion in the final selection if any ambiguity arrived.