Researcher Profile

  • Professor of Criminology at Deakin University

  • Cyber-Crime, Cyber-Security, Intelligence, Law Enforcement, Organised Crime, Security, Security Governance, Security Networks, Terrorism, Networks, Network Analysis

  • Cyber-Crime, Cyber-Security, Intelligence, Law Enforcement, Organised Crime, Security, Security Governance, Security Networks, Terrorism, Networks, Network Analysis

  • Books

    Bright, D. and Whelan, C. (2021). Organised crime and law enforcement: a network perspective. London: Routledge.

    Whelan, C. and Molnar, A. (2018). Securing mega-events: networks, strategies, tensions. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

    Whelan, C. (2012). Networks and national security: dynamics, effectiveness and organisation. London: Routledge.

    Journal Articles

    Dupont, B. and Whelan, C. (2021). ‘Enhancing relationships between criminology and cybersecurity’. Journal of Criminology, 54(1), pp. 76-92.

    Bright, D. A., Whelan, C., and Harris-Hogan, S. (2020). ‘Exploring the hidden social networks of ‘lone actor’ terrorists’. Crime, Law and Social Change, 74(5), 491–508.

    Bright, D. A., Whelan, C., and Harris-Hogan, S. (2020). ‘On the durability of terrorist networks: revealing the hidden connections between Jihadist cells’. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 43(7), 565-587.

    Molnar, A., Whelan, C. and Boyle, P. (2019). ‘Securing the Brisbane 2014 G20 in the wake of the Toronto 2010 G20: ‘failure-inspired’ learning in public order policing’. British Journal of Criminology, 59(1), 107-125.

    Burcher, M. and Whelan. C. (2019). ‘Intelligence-Led Policing in Practice: Reflections from Intelligence Analysts’. Police Quarterly, 22(2), 139-160.

    Harkin, D., Whelan, C. and Chang, L. (2018). ‘The challenges facing specialist cyber-crime units: an empirical analysis’. Police Practice and Research, 19(6), pp. 519-536.

    Burcher, M. and Whelan, C. (2018). ‘Social network analysis as a tool for criminal intelligence: understanding its potential from the perspectives of intelligence analysts’, Trends in Organised Crime, 21(3), pp. 278-294.

    Whelan, C. and Dupont, B. (2017). ‘Taking stock of networks across the security field: A review, typology and research agenda’, Policing and Society, 27(6), pp. 671-687.

    Whelan. C. (2017). ‘Security networks and occupational culture: understanding culture within and between organisations’, Policing and Society, 17(2), pp. 113-135.

  • Social Network Analysis And Network Disruption; Disinformation And Social Cohesion; Radicalisation And Extremism; Social, Cognitive, Ethical and Legal Aspects Of Big Data And AIML; Analytical Reasoning


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    Email Address chad.whelan@deakin.edu.au

 

Chad Whelan

Overview

Chad Whelan is Professor of Criminology at Deakin University. He conducts research on organised crime, terrorism, cyber-crime and security, and multi-agency responses to such problems across organisational boundaries and professional disciplines. Much of his research adopts a network perspective to understanding crime and security problems and responses to those problems. His research has been funded by nationally competitive grants and cooperative research centres to the tune of over $4 million. He is author of Networks and National Security: Dynamics, Effectiveness and Organisation (Routledge 2012), Securing Mega-Events: Networks, Strategies, Tensions (Palgrave 2018, with Adam Molnar), and Organised Crime and Law Enforcement: A Network Perspective (Routledge 2021, with David Bright). Recent publications have appeared in journals such as the British Journal of Criminology, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Journal of Criminology, Police Practice and Research, and Policing and Society.