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	犯罪連鎖分析	地理的プロファイリング
分野	フォレンジックス	フォレンジックス
系統	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
提唱年	2002	1994
提唱者	Craig Bennell	David Canter
種類	Crime science and offender profiling method	Geographic and spatial analytics method
原典	Bennell, C., Canter, D. V., & Alison, L. J. (2002). Linking commercial burglaries by modus operandi: Tests using regression and ROC analysis. Science and Justice, 42(3), 153-164.	Canter, D. V., & Hammond, L. (1994). Picking up the pieces: The identification of glass sources in forensic enquiries. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 39(4), 1018-1034.
別名	case linkage, offender linking, serial crime attribution	spatial crime analysis, crime hotspot mapping
関連	3	3
概要	Crime linkage analysis is a forensic method that determines whether a series of crimes were committed by the same offender based on behavioral and modus operandi (MO) similarities. Developed systematically by Craig Bennell and colleagues in the early 2000s, crime linkage applies statistical and similarity-matching techniques to establish offender attribution. The method is essential in serial crime investigation, where establishing linkage enables consolidation of investigation resources, geographic profiling, and offender-focused surveillance.	Geographic profiling is a spatial analysis method used in forensic investigation to locate offenders based on the locations of their crimes. Developed by David Canter in 1994, it combines geostatistics, probability theory, and crime pattern analysis to identify high-probability crime origin zones. The method has been widely adopted in law enforcement agencies across North America and Europe.