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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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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
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Tagged #copchat, communication, law enforcement social media, police
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What happened to the Brimfield Police?
UPDATE 1:18pm…see bottom of post If you’ve been following along with the Brimfield Police Department and their former Chief, David Oliver, you know that things have changed in OH-IO. Gone is Chief Oliver, as are the police department’s Facebook and … Continue reading
10 Tips To Increase ReTweets
You can’t argue that great use of social media for your agency (business) is both an art form and a science. Chances are you want to increase your voice in the social space and understanding how to use both artistic creativity … Continue reading
Posted in Strategy, Tips
Tagged content, law enforcement social media, police, retweets, sharing, twitter
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Facebook Settings For Police Public Profiles and Pages
Last month I ran a free webinar on settings within Facebook to help police officers protect themselves in their private lives.. A common question that came up was, “Setting for our public profiles and pages.” With that in mind, I have … Continue reading
Law Enforcement Appreciation Day – Take The LEAD January 9, 2015
Law Enforcement Appreciation Day: January 9th, 2015 Click To Tweet …mark it on your calendars folks! There is no arguing that police and law enforcement has been under attack for many months now, both verbally and on the streets. The … Continue reading
#CopChat – Back From Christmas Break
Welcome to 2015 everyone! I hope you had an excellent Christmas Break and have had nothing short of an awesome New Year. We know that some families weren’t so fortunate and for those that lost loved ones, we hold the thoughts … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Reputation Management
Tagged #copchat, community, law enforcement social media, LESM, police, twitter chat
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