Category Archives: Policy

InstaContext, InstaPerspective: The real reason one police officer has been vilified by the online community.

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Tim Burrows

The Toronto Star printed a story last week written by Wendy Gillis pointing out a Toronto Police Officer’s Instagram account. http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2015/04/09/toronto-officers-instagram-photos-stir-concern.html Wendy Gillis, you asked for thoughts and here are mine. This article is a discredit to journalistic integrity. One … Continue reading →

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Are Social Media Policies the answer to conduct issues?

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Tim Burrows

A recent story about a police officer in Pleasantville who posted some vile comments on his personal Facebook page got me to thinking once again about the importance of social media policies for police agencies. I’ve said it many times … Continue reading →

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Police social media policy

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Tim Burrows

I don’t pull any punches about this topic.  When it comes to social media use by police services and law enforcement agencies I am not a huge supporter of social media policy creation.  That’s not to say that I don’t … Continue reading →

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Policy and Punishment

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Tim Burrows

I saw a couple of interesting things come across my social media stream this week that really caught my eyes. One issue came from the UK and the other from Australia.  One was about policy and the other about punishment, … Continue reading →

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