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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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    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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How do I add or remove administrators for my Facebook page? You must be an administrator and logged in to make any changes. Go to your page and click the Edit Page button and then select Manage Admins from the menu on the left. To add an administrator, type the name of the person into the open field and select them from the drop down that appears. The person must have a Facebook account in order to become an administrator and you may only add friends or people who already like this page. If you need to add a non-friend, make sure that they like the page first. To remove an administrator, click Remove next to the person you want to remove. Once you have made any changes click Save Changes. You will be prompted to enter your password to confirm any changes.

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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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By March 2010, Australia itself had over 1 million LinkedIn users.

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