Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Location

Canadian Policing Research

Resource

e-Books

Authors

• Police Executive Research Forum, issuing body.
• United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, issuing body.

Publishers

• Washignton, D.C. : Community Oriented Policing Services : Police Executive Research Forum, 2013.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Description

1 online resource (iv, 54 pages) : illustrations

Note

"A joint project of Community Oriented Policing Services [and] Police Executive Research Forum".
"May 2013".

Summary

The goal of this project is to examine social media in policing from two tactical points of view: 1. the use of social media by criminal offenders to organize or facilitate criminal events; 2. the use of social media by law enforcement agencies to manage large gatherings of people, investigate crimes, or handle other events.

Subject

• Social media.
• Online social networks.
• Police and mass media.
• Communication in police administration.
• Criminal investigation.
• Criminals - Social networks.

Contents

Project background -- 1. Developing a strategy on social media -- 2. Investigative and intelligence considerations -- 3. Flash mob violence and robberies -- 4. Using social media to prevent, respond to, and investigate riots -- 5. Mass demonstrations : the law sometimes lags behind advantages in technology -- Conclusion -- Further reading & resources -- About the COPS Office -- About the Police Executive Research Forum -- Appendix A: Executive session on social media and tactical law enforcement participants -- Appendix B: Site visits and interviews -- Appendix C: NYPD Operations Order.