Branding police work via social media
Community policing is proven to be effective in fighting crime, but it’s no longer as simple as walking a beat. Suburbs and exurbs sprawl beyond city limits, recruitment is a struggle for many police departments, and a new “wired” generation is coming of age. Police need every available tool they can use to connect with their changing communities–including social media.
That’s why I created Cops 2.0. My partner Scott White, a sworn law enforcement officer, and I write about what social media is in the context of law enforcement and public safety, and show police practical ways they can use the many tools. Case studies, success stories, expert opinion, and even pitfalls and failures pave a solid path toward integrated community policing efforts.
The Other Side of Mobile Forensics
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A cell phone isn’t just a surface from which to lift a fingerprint, a device that reveals a suspect’s or victim’s known associates, or even a repository of messages and images. There’s another side to mobile forensics: service provider (or carrier) data, including call logs, undelivered messages, and tower data, or data that [...]
High-Tech Stalking
When they hear the term “stalking,” many people think of an obsessed fan standing for days outside his or her favorite star’s house. But stalking affects a variety of people in many life situations — and in recent years, has gone high-tech. Disgruntled employees pose as their bosses to post explicit messages on social network [...]
You Know It When You See It
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In May 2006, Florida media reported an act of homegrown terrorism: what police called a “weapon of mass destruction,” which shut down an adult bookstore in the small town of Waldo. The homemade chemical device consisted of two one-gallon sports drink jugs, one of which contained a highly corrosive chemical. Hoses mixed the [...]
The Art of Verbal Judo
Which traffic stop is more likely to result in use of force?
Scenario A:
Officer: Give me your driver’s license and registration.
Subject: Why?
Officer: You were speeding, sir.
Subject: No, I wasn’t.
Officer: Yes, you were. My radar put you at 59 miles per hour, and this is a 45-mile-per-hour zone.
Subject: Radar can be wrong. Anyway, I just came off [...]
COPLINK CompStat Analyzer
Since its inception in New York City in 1994, CompStat — short for comparative or computer statistics — has gained considerable recognition for its role in knowledge-based law enforcement. Used by police departments across the country, CompStat enables police and residents alike to see where crime is happening and respond accordingly.
Yet, according to Robert Fund, [...]
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