Would you Steal me a Like? Undercover Operations in Digital Environments within the Peruvian National Police

Aliaga C.; Ravello A.; Sares D.; Leon M. · CEUR Workshop Proceedings (2025)

Resumen

The study analyzed how undercover police operations are carried out within digital environments in the fight against organized crime in the city of Metropolitan Lima. The approach used was qualitative and the hermeneutical phenomenological method. Data saturation was achieved with 16 participants, including active police officers and experts in digital evidence analysis in organized crime investigations. The study employed interviews and documentary analysis as data collection techniques. The data were analyzed using discursive analysis and the technological tool ATLAS.ti. Undercover police operations in digital environments involve officers adopting fictitious digital identities and fabricated personas to infiltrate criminal organizations. "Based on the results, we conclude that undercover police operations in digital environments are effective in combating organized crime tools, such as specialized hardware and software, are pillars in the effectiveness of operations; the police profile personnel assigned to operations must integrate values, advanced cybersecurity skills, digital infiltration techniques and in- depth knowledge of the regulatory framework; the legal framework that regulates operations must be permanently updated, under agile management perspective; it es necessary to work with standardized processes to deliver valid evidence in criminal proceedings; The creation of the Police specialty Computer Engineering es urgent, to have officers professionally prepared for combat organized Crime in a digital world that es updated quickly and relentlessly.