Supporting the Needs of Law Enforcement Online
The results of IACP's third annual social media survey were released at IACP 2012.
RESULTS
This document provides guidance and recommendations on developing a policy when considering using information obtained from social media sites for investigative and criminal intelligence purposes. The document complements and supplements IACP's social media model policy.
GUIDELINES
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.
5/16/2013 Guest Blog on Getting Up to Speed on the Social Media Highway Our latest guest blog post comes from Deputy Rebecca Rosenblatt, PIO for the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Learn how her agency established their social media presence.
5/16/2013 New Featured Agency: San Mateo County Sheriff's Office The featured agency for May 16, 2013 - May 31, 2013 is the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
5/15/2013 VIPS Releases Social Media Publication IACP's national Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) Program has released the latest issue in their VIPS in Focus series on how law enforcement volunteer programs can tap into the power of social media.
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The San Mateo Sheriff's Office mission is to protect life and property and preserve the public peace, enforce state laws and county ordinances, prevent crime, support positive youth development, apprehend criminals and supervise and care for incarcerated prisoners, coordinate emergency services, process civil actions, and provide security for the courts, health services, county employees, SamTrans/Caltrain, and the public visiting county facilities.
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Does IACP have a model policy for social media? Yes, the IACP in conjunction with the National Law Enforcement Policy Center has created a model policy focused on the usage of social media. You can view that policy by clicking here.
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5/16/2013
This guest blog comes from Rebecca Rosenblatt of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Deputy Rosenblatt has been in law enforcement for the past eight years. She previously worked in patrol as a K9 handler for the Millbrae Police Department...
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Pinterest drives more referral traffic to websites than YouTube, Google+, and LinkedIn combined.
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