Suspect Network Mapping & Connections Analysis for Investigations

What You’ll Learn

This module equips you with professional suspect network mapping skills grounded in civilian detective training and investigative methodology, using hand-drawn techniques that force deeper observation and verification. You will learn to build credible diagrams that clarify relationships without turning your work into speculation or “just a theory”—because this academy is about visible structure, not vague suspicion.

Core Skills You’ll Master:
✓ Hand-drawn suspect network mapping — Build clear relationship diagrams that chart perpetrators, intermediaries, organizations, and enabling structures using evidence board analysis principles that make coordination visible
✓ Connection typing and relationship coding — Distinguish financial links, communications, shared access, shared location, family ties, business ties, and institutional overlaps so your diagrams show what kind of connection exists
✓ Entity extraction from case files and OSINT — Pull people, entities, places, and events from records, testimony, and open-source material, then translate them into diagram-ready nodes and labels
✓ Key node identification — Find gatekeepers, brokers, repeat intermediaries, and convergence points that often reveal motive, opportunity, and operational capability
✓ Cross-referencing networks with crime-scene maps — Overlay relational diagrams onto physical reconstructions from Module 1 to reveal geographic convergence zones, access routes, and proximity patterns
✓ Timeline layering inside networks — Integrate sequencing and time windows into hand-drawn diagrams using color-coding and visual weighting so coordination becomes legible at a glance
✓ Confidence weighting and verification discipline — Draw solid, dashed, and provisional connections so your work remains rigorous, auditable, and resistant to attack or dismissal
✓ Collaborative mapping protocols — Work in roles (researcher, mapper, verifier) to distribute labor while preserving quality standards and reducing single-person bias
✓ Advocacy-ready visual documentation — Photograph, scan, and present hand-drawn networks for victims’ families, journalists, and legal teams while maintaining ethical disclosure and protective boundaries

No prior artistic skill or technical experience required. This is real-world investigative training for civilians who want clarity, structure, and accountability.