Detecting threat materials of all kinds without disrupting business, through automation and improved operator effectiveness. For example: combining novel technology with big data analytics; systems approaches; behavioural insights.

Background

More detailed research priorities for serious and organised crime can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/serious-and-organised-crime-home-office-research-priorities- april-2018-to-march-2021 ↩

Next steps

Get in touch with research@homeoffice.gov.uk

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Areas of research interest relevant to the Home Office GOVUK

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    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on identifying and tackling fraud through investigation automation, which partially addresses the question of detecting threat materials and improving operator effectiveness.

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    Why might this be relevant?

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