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  • 2011 Survey Results

    In September 2011, the IACP conducted its second annual social media survey. The results show the current state of practice of social media within the law enforcement community.

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  • Directory Additions

    The IACP Center for Social Media has added Google+ and LinkedIn to its directory of more than 2200 agencies. If your agency has a social media presence and is not in our directory, please contact us at socialmedia@theiacp.org.

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    Center for Social Media

    IACP’s Center for Social Media serves as a clearinghouse of information and no-cost resources to help law enforcement personnel to develop or enhance their agency’s use of social media and integrate Web 2.0 tools into agency operations.

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  • 5/17/2012
    Part 2 of Chiefs' Column from Chris Perkins
    Social media has caused Roanoke Police Department to rethink its community policing strategy. In Part 2 of this Chiefs' Column Chief Chris Perkins and Sergeant Jeffrey Newman outline how that strategy has changed.

  • 5/15/2012
    Blog Post on Comment Policies
    In his latest post, Tim Burrows discusses and provides some tips on agency comment policies. 

  • 5/11/2012
    New Blog Post on Officer Safety
    The latest post on The Social Media Beat addresses officer safety considerations and resources in honor of National Police Week. Thanks to those who serve and the loved ones who support them.

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Welcome to the Chiefs' Corner. This section of the Web site contains information tailored to the needs of chief executives.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What is social media? Social media is integrated Web-based technology that allows users to generate content and then share that content through various connections.  Examples of social media include blogs, social networking sites, microblogging sites, photo- and video-sharing sites, wikis, mashups, and virtual worlds. With millions of active users on hundreds of sites, social media has become the way people do business, engage with others, and share and gather information. Social media is one of the many tools law enforcement can use to communicate with their community.

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Comment Policies

How many agencies have started to look at social media use for their organization and have been stumped by one simple challenge - comments from the public? There have been many cases of agencies starting social media accounts that reversed their entry...

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The reason the main color on Facebook is blue is because founder Mark Zuckerberg is red-green color blind, meaning the color he can see best is blue.

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