Social Media
Here are some ways to switch up the content on your PD’s social media pages to keep your audience engaged
Police leaders must evaluate recruitment communications and techniques, as well as uncover new methods to help with outreach messaging
Public safety agencies should continue to establish social media pages as long as they are properly labeled, post applicable restrictions and are neutrally applied
YouTube and other viral video sites are struggling to keep up with the amount of reported videos due to such a high volume of content
Authorities say a Facebook posting has helped police figure out who was driving a car that fatally struck a 4-year-old girl 45 years ago
An effective partnership with your community today means an awareness and a unique media presence
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East Harlem has been cleared of 63 dangerous gangsters who openly incriminated themselves in slang-filled, misspelled postings on Twitter
Sergeant Tom Marchese is leading a small group of working cops to make a two-hour feature film paying homage to America’s police officers killed in the line of duty
An internal order advises them to be careful with what they reveal online — even urging them not to disclose that they’re on the force
Videos that debut on the department’s social media pages show what the life of a cop is like for aspiring recruits
The police captain hopes that spreading the faces of misdemeanor offenders will prompt more tips or people turning themselves in
The photo was picked up by a news station hours later and became a viral hit
One approach involves charging teen gang members with conspiracy, using taunts and threats they post on social-media sites
Use proactive policy and training to keep your department out of trouble with social media
Some criminals are posting about the crimes they commit, others post false leads
Criteria broken down by retired by the assistant chief agent at the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center
The post “joked” that the IRS sent back his tax return due to listing illegal immigrants, drug abusers and prisoners among others as dependents
A federal judge’s decision upholding the law was overturned, saying the state was justified in trying to protect children but that the “blanket ban” went too far by restricting free speech
Students can anonymously text police about violence, drugs, and other issues
One town is using Twitter and Nixle to text and email the community important news
It will combat online offenses from banking fraud to peddling images of child sex abuse
The app, known as ‘First Response,’ takes the form of a game, challenging members of the public to a time trial lap around a virtual version of the grounds of the force headquarters
In the case of Sandy Hook, social media technology compounded the scope — and the whopping number — of reporters’ errors in the lemming rush to ‘break’ a news story
A status bragging about his drunk charades quickly spread to Ore. police
To say that this has been a difficult year is an understatement of impossible proportion
Also known as ‘tweetalongs,’ events are set for a specific number of hours, with an officer or ‘designated Tweeter’ posting their calls and experiences
Officers tracked the action of gang members using fake profiles, taking down 41 gang members
Police take lighter approach to their yearly safety message in dancing parody