Lauri Stevens

Social Media & Law Enforcement

Lauri Stevens has over 25 years experience in media: social media, interactive media, web, television, radio, & high-tech market research. She is the Founder and Principal of LAwS Communications, a media consultancy for law enforcement. LAwS specializes in media management, with an emphasis on social media. LAwS lectures widely and provides consultation in social media strategy, policy and implementation as well as training. Lauri is also the Producer & Creator of The SMILE (Social Media the Internet and Law Enforcement) Conference™ and the C.O.P.P.S. Social Media Method™.

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National Law Enforcement Museum features stories of courage, honor and sacrifice
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The museum, which was built by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), features immersive, interactive exhibits
8 'advanced' safety settings for cops on Facebook
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The more Facebook knows about you, the more valuable it is, so they don’t do much to make it easy to manage and protect your privacy — so, we offer the following simple steps you can take
8 Facebook privacy tips every cop should know about
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The more Facebook knows about you, the more valuable it is, so they don’t do much to make it easy to manage and protect your privacy — so, we offer the following simple steps you can take
Beware of police impersonators online
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No one makes a protective vest for a cop on Facebook
Online patrols: How one Finnish cop tracked youth crime
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Finnish COP named National Police Officer of the Year for investigations in social media
Video: Police impersonators on Facebook
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Lauri Stevens talks to Doug Wyllie about the disturbing trend of people posing as officers on Facebook and the techniques they use to appear legitimate.
Taking a public safety message to the street with Twitcam
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Kerry Blakeman, a Chief Inspector at West Midlands Police (Coventry) in England, had observed his daughter watching a live broadcast of, and sending messages to, a pop star via Twitcam. Then, it oc...
Facebook secure browsing for officer safety
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And the implications for department social media policy
Lessons learned after one year of #SMILEcon
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Law enforcement has woken up to realize that social media isn’t just about where their officers get themselves in trouble
A survival guide for cops on Facebook
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The more I think about it, the more convinced I become that cops shouldn’t have personal profiles on Facebook
The art of the hashtag on Twitter
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By using the hashtag relevant to an event, you are injecting yourself into the conversation and spreading information
Social Media + Internet + Law Enforcement = SMILE
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The second SMILE Conference will take place Jan. 10-12 in California
iWatch Dallas: Crime Stoppers for the Facebook generation
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The new tipping program is designed to appeal to young people and working parents who might be reluctant use Crime Stoppers tipping programs
Update on social media policies for law enforcement
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The following article originally appeared on ConnectedCOPS.Social media policy in law enforcement is a hot topic and well it should be. No one can or should dispute that the importance of sound pol...
The C.O.P.P.S. social media method for officers
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This approach to social networking includes citizens, objectives, planning, policies, and scheduling
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