Andréanne Bergeron

PhD Candidate in Criminology at University of Montreal

THESIS - Investigative interview of online sex offenders: A Game Theory perspective

In my research thesis, I apply a Game theory perspective to understand the behavioral economics of the interaction between the police officer and the suspect. I contribute to a shift in methodologies and theoretical perspectives by observing the strategic exchanges through the behaviors of both participants. It allows a dynamic interaction analysis of the disclosure process of online sexual offenders. One of the most important findings is the important impact of time on behaviors, measured by the influence’s lag of the different strategies on suspect’s disclosure.

 

 

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Book chapter 

 

 

 

  • Deslauriers-Varin, N., & Bergeron, A. (2021). Suspect interviews and confessions in sex crime cases. In Deslauriers-Varin, N., & Bennell, C. (Eds.). Criminal Investigations of Sexual offenses: Investigative Techniques and Operational Challenges. NY: Springer, pp. 99-113.
  • Bergeron, A., Pamar, M. & Paquette, S. (2020). Introduction et définition de la cybercriminalité [Introduction and  definition of cybercrime]. In Fortin, F. Cybercrimes et enjeux technologiques : Contexte et perspective [Cybercrimes and Technological Issues: Context and Perspective]. Presses internationales Polytechnique.
  • Paquette, S., Bergeron, A., & Fortin, F. (2020). Sollicitation à des fins sexuelles : un état de la question sur le leurre d’enfant par voie informatique [Solicitation for Sexual Purposes: A State of the question on online child grooming]. In Fortin, F. Cybercrimes et enjeux technologiques : Contexte et perspective. [Cybercrimes and Technological Issues: Context and Perspective]. Presses internationales Polytechnique.
  • Paquette, S., Bergeron, A., & Fortin, F. (2020). Matériel d’exploitation sexuelle d’enfants sur internet : étendue du phénomène, auteurs d’infractions et enjeux légaux [Sexual exploitation material of children on the internet]. In Fortin, F. Cybercrimes et enjeux technologiques : Contexte et perspective. [Cybercrimes and Technological Issues: Context and Perspective]. Presses internationales Polytechnique.
  • Deslauriers-Varin, N., Bennell, C., & Bergeron, A. (2018). Criminal investigation of sexual violence and  abuse. In Lussier, P., et Beauregard, E. Sexual offending: A criminological perspective. Abingdon, UK: Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
Scientific article 

 

 

 

  • Ouellet, M., Décary-Hétu, D. & Bergeron, A. (2022). Cryptomarkets and the Returns to Criminal Experience. Global Crime, 23(1), 65-80.
  • Bergeron, A., Décary-Hétu, D., Giommoni, L. & Villeneuve-Dubuc, M.P. (2021). The success rate of online drug transactions during a global pandemic. International Journal of Drug Policy, , 99, 103452. 
  • Bergeron, A., Décary-Hétu, D., & Villeneuve-Dubuc, M.P. (2021). L’effet COVID sur les cryptomarchés : L’impact de la pandémie sur le niveau de succès des transactions de drogues [The effect of COVID on cryptomarkets: The impact of the pandemic on the level of success of drug transactions]. Criminologie, 54 (2), 245-266. 
  • Bergeron, A., Décary-Hétu, D. & Ouellet, M. (2021). Experiences of Conflict and Violence in Online Drug  Markets. Victims and Offenders. DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2021.1943090
  • Bergeron, A., & Décary-Hétu, D. (2021). COVID-19 and the Health of Illicit Substance Users: Preliminary Analysis from Illicit Drug Transaction Data. Archives of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 3 (1), p. 10-13.
  • Bergeron, A., Décary-Hétu, D. & Giommoni, L. (2020). Preliminary findings of the impact of COVID-19 on drugs crypto markets. International Journal of Drug Policy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102870
  • Bergeron, A., Delle Donne, J., & Fortin, F., (2019). « Une publication pour dénoncer, sans plus » : description des activités des groupes Facebook s’identifiant au mouvement Anonymous au Canada [“A publication only used to denounce”: A description of the Facebook activities of groups identifying with the Anonymous movement in Canada]. Criminologie, 52(2), 33-52.
  • Bergeron, A., & Deslauriers-Varin, N. (2019). Obstacles à la confession en contexte d’interrogatoire policier : profils latents des motivations à la non-confession dans le cas d’individus reconnus coupables d’un crime [Barriers to confession in police interrogation context : latent profiles of motivations for non-confession in the case of individuals convicted of a crime]. Revue internationale de criminologie et de police technique et Scientifique, LXXII (4), 387-409.
  • Deslauriers-Varin, N., Bennell, C., & Bergeron, A. (2018). Crime linkage et profilage criminel. Cahiers de la sécurité  et de la justice, 43, 81-90. 
  • Bergeron, A., Deslauriers-Varin, N., Daignault, I. & Lussier, P. (under review). The disclosure process of children reported for having committed problematic sexual behaviors. Child Abuse and Neglect.
  • Villeneuve-Dubuc, M. & Bergeron, A. (under review). Les Social bots : utilisation malveillante des réseaux sociaux en contexte électorale [Social Bots : Malicious Use of Social Networks in an Electoral Context]. Sociologie.

LIST OF PRESENTATIONS

Presentations with peer review committee

 

 

 

 

  • Bergeron, A., Décary-Hétu, D., & Giommoni, L. (November 2021). International drug flows: Network analysis of cryptomarkets drug trafficking. Human Factor in Cybercrime annual meeting, Montréal, Canada.

    Bergeron, A., Fortin, F., & Deslauriers-Varin, N. (November 2021). The collaboration process in police interrogation context based on a Markov Chain model. American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Chicago, United States.

  • Bergeron, A., Fortin, F., Deslauriers-Varin, N., Charrette, Y., & Paquette, S. (September 2021). Analysis of the influence of behaviors over time during the collaboration process of police interrogations. Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, Texas, United States.
  • Bergeron, A., & Décary-Hétu, D. (September 2021). Shining light on the dark figure of cybercrime: Monitoring online  offenders through an open-source intelligence platform. Bsides Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
  • Bergeron, A., Fortin, F., Deslauriers-Varin, N., Charrette, Y., & Paquette, S. (September 2021). The influence of behaviors and time on the collaboration process of suspects interviews. International Investigative Interviewing Research Group. Webinar
  • Bergeron, A., Décary-Hétu, D., & Giommoni, L. (November 2021). International drug flows: Network analysis of  cryptomarkets drug trafficking. Human Factor in Cybercrime annual meeting, Montréal, Canada.
  • Bergeron, A., & Décary-Hétu, D. (March 2021). Impacts of COVID-19 on illicit substance users: Analysis of illicit drug transaction data. Experts meet on Coronavirus and research. Webinar.
  • Bergeron, A. & Décary-Hétu, D. (September 2020). Illicit Drugs Markets Disruption : Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 through an open-source intelligence platform. Society for Police and Criminal Psychology. Webinar.
  • Bergeron, A., Deslauriers-Varin, N., Fortin, F., Paquette, S. (November 2019). Suspects’ resistance in an interrogation room: Does attitude make a difference? American Society of Criminology annual meeting, San Francisco, USA.
  • Bergeron, A., & Fortin, F. (October 2019). Classification of sexual cyber-delinquency type: Persistency and specialization status of their career. Human Factor in Cybercrime annual meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Bergeron, A., & Fortin, F. (October 2019). Threat Analysis Of #Anonymous In Canada: How Do They Organize On Social Media? Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
  • Bergeron, A., St-Yves, M. & Deslauriers-Varin, N. (June 2019). Why and how suspect resistance manifests itself within interrogation setting. International Investigative Interviewing research group annual meeting, Olso, Norway.
  • St-Yves, M. & Bergeron, A. (June 2019). Overcoming suspect resistance during police interrogation: Has research reached its limits? International Investigative Interviewing research group annual meeting, Olso, Norway. 
  • Bergeron, A., Fortin, F. & Delle-Done, J. (May 2019). Description des activités des groupes s'identifiant à Anonymous au Canada: Analyse de la menace grâce à Facebook. Groupe de Recherche, d’Analyse et de Développement en Source Ouverte annual meeting, Montréal, Canada.
  • Bergeron, A., Deslauriers-Varin, N., Fortin, F., & Paquette, S. (May 2019). Les stratégies des suspects en contexte d’interrogatoire policier: Une question de dynamique. Conference 439 – Comprendre l'enquête : du soupçon à la sanction de l’Association Canadienne Francophone pour l’avancement du Savoir, Hull, Canada.
  • Bergeron, A., Deslauriers-Varin, N., & Lussier, P. (April 2019). Children reported for having committed atypical sexual behaviors and their disclosure process. 6th Scientific forum of Centre International de Criminologie Comparée, Montréal Canada.
  • Deslauriers-Varin, N., Paquette, S., Bergeron, A., & Fortin, F. (February 2019). Presentation of the PRESEL Project. Western Society of Criminology annual meeting, Honolulu, HI, USA.
  • Deslauriers-Varin, N., Bergeron, A., Fortin, F., & Paquette, S. (February 2019). Factors Related to the Level of Disclosure of Online Sex offenders During Police Interrogation. Western Society of Criminology annual meeting, Honolulu, HI, USA.
  • Paquette, S., Fortin, F., Cortoni, F., Deslauriers-Varin, N., & Bergeron, A. (February 2019). Characteristics of Men Who Sexually offend on the Internet. Western Society of Criminology annual meeting, Honolulu, HI, USA.
  • Bergeron, A., Deslauriers-Varin, N., Fortin, F., & Paquette, S. (February 2019). What about Them? Strategies Used   by the Suspects in the Interrogation Room. Western Society of Criminology annual meeting, Honolulu, HI, USA.
  • Bergeron, A. & Fortin, F. (December 2018). Anonymous: Beaucoup de revendications, peu d’actions. Groupe de Recherche, d’Analyse et de Développement en Source Ouverte, Montréal, Canada.
  • Bergeron, A., & Fortin, F. (November 2018). Cyberpedophiles and Child Molesters: A Heterogeneous Group of Criminal Career Types. American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • Bergeron, A., & Deslauriers-Varin, N. (November 2018). The disclosure process of children reported for having committed atypical sexual behaviors. American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • Bergeron, A., Deslauriers-Varin, N., Fortin, F. & Paquette, S. (October 2018). Online sex offender: The relationship between the suspect attitude and police interrogation techniques. Scientific season opening of Centre International de Criminologie Comparée, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada.
  • Bergeron, A., Deslauriers-Varin, N., Fortin, F., & Paquette, S. (October 2018). “Focus on The Process and not The Score:” Preliminary Results on the Dynamic Use of Strategies During Police Interrogation. Society for Police and Criminal Psychology annual meeting, Sarasota, FL, USA.
  • Claveau-Thibault, C., Deslauriers-Varin, N. & Bergeron, A. (November 2018). Les facteurs explicatifs de la confession en contexte d’interrogatoire policier chez les cyberdélinquants sexuels ayant pour victimes des enfants. Congrès sur la Recherche en Enquête Policière (CREP), Québec, Canada.
  • Deslauriers-Varin, N., Bergeron, A., Fortin, F., & Paquette, S. (October 2018). Factors Related to the Decision of Online Sex Offenders to Confess or Not during Police Interrogation. Society for Police and Criminal Psychology annual meeting, Sarasota, FL, USA.
  • Bergeron, A., & Deslauriers-Varin, N. (June 2018). Obstacles à la confession : Exploration des profils explicatifs de la non-confession en contexte d'interrogatoire policier. Association internationale des criminologues de langue française, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Bergeron, A., & Deslauriers-Varin, N. (April 2018). Non-Collaboration en Contexte D’interrogatoire : Profils Latents des Non-Confesseurs Emprisonnés pour leurs Crimes. Centre International de Criminologie Comparée, Montréal, QC.
  • Bergeron, A., & Deslauriers-Varin, N. (September 2017). Motivations for denial during police interrogation: An exploratory study of non-confessors latent profiles. Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, San Diego, CA, USA.
  • Bergeron, A., & Deslauriers-Varin, N. (April 2017). Motivations for denial during police interrogation: An exploratory study of non-confessors profiles. Centre International de Criminologie Comparée, Montréal, QC. 
  • Bergeron, A., & Deslauriers-Varin, N. (November 2016). Motivations for denial during police interrogation: An exploratory study of non-confessors profiles. American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA, USA. 
  • Bergeron, A., & Deslauriers-Varin, N. (October 2016). Les motivations à la non-confession en contexte d’interrogatoire policier : Exploration des profils de non-confesseurs. Colloque Étudiant sur la Recherche en Sciences Criminelles (CERSC), Trois-Rivières, QC. 
Presentation as a guest in a course

 

 

 

  • Fev. 2021 : Qualitative Methods and evaluation. Observation of police interrogation. Faculty of Social Sciences, Aalborg University, Danemark.
  • Nov. 2020 : MOOC- La Cybersécurité en Milieu Universitaire [Cybersecurity in Universities]. Who are the hackers ? Université de Montréal.
  • Oct. 2020 : CRI-1200 Méthodologie de la recherche en criminologie [Research Method in Criminology]. Data collection by observation.  School of Criminology, Université de Montréal.
  • Sep. 2020 : CRI-1200 Méthodologie de la recherche en criminologie [Research Method in Criminology]. Data collection through surveys. School of Criminology, Université de Montréal.
  • March 2020 : CRI-2531 L’analyse stratégique en criminologie [Strategic analysis in criminology]. Introduction to cybercrime.  School of Criminology, Université de Montréal.
  • Fev. 2020 : Presentation of DrugRoutes.com. Conference at the Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research group of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University.

LIST OF GRANTS RECEIVED

  • 2021       Scolarship Carlo Morselli (5000$)   International Centre for Comparative Criminology, Québec
  • 2021-2022       Scholarship Fellow Horizon (24 000$) Université de Montréal
  • 2019-2022      The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) (150,000$)  Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
  • 2019-2023       Graduate scholarship (84,000$) (declined) Fond de Recherche Québécois Société et Culture [Quebec Research Fund, Society and Culture] 
  • 2021    Research scholarship for a Darkweb and Anonymity Research Center project (500$) International Centre for Comparative Criminology, Montréal
  • 2020    Research scholarship for a scientific presentation (150$) International Centre for Comparative Criminology, Québec
  • 2019    Scholarship for an internship in Sûreté du Québec Police force (9 000$) Fond de Recherche Québécois Société et Culture [Quebec Research Fund, Society and Culture]
  • 2019    Research scholarship for the TransNational Organised Crime project (12,000$) International Centre for Comparative Criminology, Montréal
  • 2019    Research scholarship for the TransNational Organised Crime project (1165$) European Economic and Social Research Council
  • 2019    Research scholarship for a scientific presentation at Human Factor in Cybercrime (1340$) International Centre for Comparative Criminology, Montréal
  • 2019    Research scholarship for a scientific presentation at the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology (2856$) International Centre for Comparative Criminology, Montréal
  • 2019    Research scholarship for a scientific presentation at the American Society of Criminology (3260$) International Centre for Comparative Criminology, Montréal
  • 2019    Scholarship for a scientific presentation at the Western Society of Criminology (1000$) International Affairs, Université de Montréal 
  • 2019    Research scholarship for a scientific presentation at Cardiff University (300$) International Centre for Comparative Criminology, Montréal
  • 2018    Scholarship for a scientific presentation at the American Society of Criminology (500$) Fédération des associations étudiantes du campus de l’Université de Montréal
  • 2018    Scholarship for a scientific presentation at the AICLF annual meeting (1200 €) Association internationale des criminologues de langue française
  • 2017    Interuniversity Scholarship (1 000$) International Centre for Comparative Criminology, Montréal
  • 2017    Redaction Scholarship (3 000$) International Centre for Comparative Criminology, Montréal
  • 2016    Scholarship for a scientific presentation to the American Society of Criminology (100$) Graduate Student Association, Université Laval, QC
  • 2012    Scholarship for University Studies (1 000$) Caisse Populaire Desjardins, QC
  • 2011    Admission Scholarship (1 500$) University of Ottawa, ON
  • 2008    Entrepreneur of the Year Jeunes Entreprises Inc., QC

IMPLICATIONS

  • 2020 - Ongoing  Member of the organizing committee for the annual meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology (Conference of 2022). https://www.policepsychology.org/conference
    The Society for Police and Criminal Psychology is an eclectic professional organization that encourages the scientific study of police and criminal psychology and the application of scientific knowledge to problems in criminal justice. It focuses on law enforcement, judicial, and corrections elements in criminal justice. Members of the Society study the full range of human behaviors, motivations, and actions within the framework of the criminal justice system.  Consequently, the Society encourages input from psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, lawyers, police officers, corrections personnel, and other professionals concerned with the criminal justice system.
  • 2018 - Ongoing  Scientific director and member of the organizing committee for the annual conferences of the Open-Source Analysis and Development Research Group, Montréal, Canada. https://gardeso.com/
    Created in 2015, Gardeso aims to be a key player in the development and sharing of technological resources and tools for open source data research. In partnership with various public and private actors, Gardeso aims to promote the application of university research in various practical settings concerned with the analysis and exploitation of data available in open source. 
  • 2018 - 2021  Head of the Academic Seminar for the School of Criminology’s graduate students, Université de Montréal. https://saecs.weebly.com/
    The Academic Seminar for the School of Criminology’s graduate studentsaims to gather students and improve their experience in higher education. We do that by organizing activities on academic subjects (e.g., training for a certain methodology) and on personal matters (e.g., how to have a balance life as students). It has proven to be very unifying and particularly helpful during the pandemic. The activities organized led to mentorship of the students for doctoral examination and conferences. 
  • 2018 - Ongoing  Founder and president of the Research on Police Investigation Conference(OSBL). https://www.crep-ul.com/
    The Research on Police Investigation Conference (Congrès sur la Recherche en Enquête Policière) aims to present a specialised workshop for students’ presentations who often misfit in other types of conferences. It aims to gather the practitioners from police forces and scholars which create the opportunity to discuss the practitioners’ needs and keep them posted on the most recent scientific results. It also gives the opportunities for networking, development of partnership and ultimately improvement of police practices and of the quality of applied research in this field. 

andreanne.bergeron.5@umontreal.ca

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This content has been updated on 30 April 2022 at 8 h 38 min.