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4 Reasons Why Police Don’t Talk Back On Twitter

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September 1, 2010
4 Reasons Why Police Don’t Talk Back On Twitter

Being a former police officer I am kind of baffled why law enforcement is failing to build community via Twitter.  I have been following numerous law enforcement agencies over the past year and they Tweet out information, which is informative, but there is no two-way Tweeting. What is lacking is the community building opportunity that...
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Twitter and Dutch Community Policing

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August 24, 2010
Twitter and Dutch Community Policing

In several police departments in the Netherlands community policemen are using Twitter to communicate with citizens. Community policemen are in that way taking citizens with them in their daily work. With their short messages they can send actual information including photo’s, video’s, location and links. Twitter is offering two way communication. It is not...
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Toronto Crime Stoppers Gets 10,300 Anonymous Tips for 25th Birthday

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August 17, 2010
Toronto Crime Stoppers Gets 10,300 Anonymous Tips for 25th Birthday

Relationship building with Social Media makes it happen Toronto Crime Stoppers received a record number of anonymous tips in 2009 to help the police prevent and solve crimes. In 2007 the average number of tips per month was 350, in 2009 it was close to 1,000 per month. Social media using a relationships and...
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Thank a cop on Thursday, every day

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August 11, 2010
Thank a cop on Thursday, every day

#thankacopthur is now #tacop Last Wednesday I was listening to Glenn Beck on the Fox News Channel. I don’t remember what he was talking with regard to cops but he said something that got my attention. Beck said, “Instead of criticizing cops why don’t we thank them?” An idea was born and I tweeted...
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New Tab on Police Facebook Pages for anonymous tip/crime reporting

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August 9, 2010
New Tab on Police Facebook Pages for anonymous tip/crime reporting

It’s a simple thing really, writing an FBML (Facebook markup language) script for a new Facebook tab. That’s what Jeff Brown did. “It’s not rocket science”, he said and he’s right. But still, HE DID it. It may not be rocket science, but with 500 million Facebook users, putting a tab to allow citizens...
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Toronto Crime Stoppers Gets 10,300 Anonymous Tips for 25th Birthday

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August 17, 2010

Relationship building with Social Media makes it happen Toronto Crime Stoppers received a record number of anonymous tips in...
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New Tab on Police Facebook Pages for anonymous tip/crime reporting

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August 9, 2010

It’s a simple thing really, writing an FBML (Facebook markup language) script for a new Facebook tab. That’s what...
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When cops are attacked with social media: eight lessons learned at G20

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June 30, 2010

With the G20 in the city, eyes around the globe were on Toronto over the past week and just...
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“You Gotta Win With These Guys”

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May 29, 2010

“You gotta win with these guys”, featured speaker and former Dodgers pitcher and manager, Tommy Lasorda repeated that phrase...
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Law Enforcement’s Unfamiliar Territory

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May 27, 2010

Alex Gerage is a graduating senior at Loyola University Chicago double majoring in communication and political science. This fall,...
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