| Subject matter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Law, security, and justice | Organized crime research | Criminology and criminal justice |
| Facilitator | ||
| Dr. Ying Yu Oxford University |
Dr. Alex Chung University College London |
Dr. Tian Ma De Montfort University Leicester |
| Session type | ||
| Open discussion and consultation | Hands-on data analysis | Live brainstorming and consultation |
| Session description | ||
| The free-flowing discussion allowed participants to share their practical experiences in conducting research related to criminal justice and the challenges they faced while safely collecting firsthand data. | To help students better understand the connections among criminal actors, they were given an interactive sociogram to operate. The visualized sample data was based on a record of activities of a particular Asian transnational criminal network. | The session aimed to broaden students’ perspectives on criminology by discussing how it overlapped with other areas of study. Participants could share their research topics that they could further improve through live brainstorming exercises. |
| Requirements | ||
| A solution that allowed participants to easily compare different modes of information gathering. | A solution that allowed the large sociogram to be displayed in full and allowed participants to physically interact with it so they could better analyze links. | A solution that allowed participants to brainstorm research topics whether in person or remotely. |