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Category Archives: Communication
Who’s The Star of The Show – #CopChat Topic
Tonight on #CopChat we’re going to take a look at the issue of internal brand management and who the star of any agencies social media program really should be. We will also have a very special guest host!! Kristen Rose … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Reputation Management
Tagged #copchat, kristen rose, law enforcement social media, LESM, police
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Cyber Safety For Families Registration
On Thursday, February 12th I’ll be presenting “Cyber Safety For Families” at 2:00 pm and again at 8:00 pm. This is a very similar presentation to the one I do for schools, parents associations and clubs and it’s an updated version … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Reputation Management, Resources
Tagged cyber safety for families, safety, training, webinar
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Social Media and Freedom of Speech
Policies, procedures, guidelines and training all attempt to help and guide a law enforcement officer’s decision-making and set the boundaries for what should and shouldn’t be done. But, is that enough? Common sense should be the real guide in some … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Reputation Management, Tips
Tagged facebook, first amendment, law enforcement social media, police, privacy
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When does political correctness go to far? #CopChat
We live in a world that over the past 25 years or so has seen the move of political correctness take hold of the lexicon of communication to the point where some things that were at one time acceptable to … Continue reading
Posted in Communication
Tagged #copchat, honesty, language, politcal correctness, truth
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Intention vs Perception and Reality
On January 28th, 2015 the United States Army published an article and did what most of do nowadays to promote our work…they tweeted it out. It didn’t take long for people to voice their disappointment about the tweet and take … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Reputation Management, Tips
Tagged apology, intention, offensive tweet, perception, reality
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What your community wants to know
One struggle that departments can find themselves in is finding great content to provide to their communities, that matters to them. Sure it’s easy posting pictures that promote your agency or press conferences and news releases that ask for their … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Strategy, Tips
Tagged community, content, information sharing, law enforcement social media, police, survey
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The Truth About Waze
Some people in the police and law enforcement community are looking at Google to shut down the Waze App citing officer safety concerns and comparing some of the apps functionality to ‘stalking police’ software. The question is, “Is Waze dangerous to … Continue reading
The Police Podcast
Well…it’s been something that I’ve been working on doing for about 6 months now of and on but now…it’s all on! Introducing… The Police Podcast has been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time to help tell the “police … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Resources
Tagged communication, law enforcement social media, podcast, police, the police podcast
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Tonight’s #CopChat Topic – Compliance
One word that consistently creeps into conversations around police use of force issues is compliance. “If the person would have complied with officers orders they wouldn’t have been ________”. Fill in the blank, arrested, taken down, cuffed, punched, choked, shot. … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Resources
Tagged #copchat, communication, law enforcement social media, police
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Melbourne Police Working Twitter Like Champs
Using social media during an active event is not the easiest thing to do but can it ever pay off for you and your community if you can work it into your resources. Melbourne, Florida is not a big city. … Continue reading