Post on 24-Dec-2015
Connecting the policeand the public – the role of social mediaDCC Gordon Scobbie – Tayside PoliceNick Keane – National Policing Improvement Agency
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Introduction
" The Police have much to learn about SocialMedia and the quickly shifting communicationsof today. The power of this kind of media is not
well understood and less well managed." HMIC: Review of the August 2011 disorder
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Quick overview
1 - Global use of social media2 – Media and communications3 – Social media and disorder 4 – Responding to social media
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FacebookOpen Registration
Facebook becomes available internationally
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Facebook’s growth
More than 800 million users Across 70 Different Languages
Mother joins Facebook
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4 – Responding to social media
•Offensive content – DPP Guidance
•Officer’s personal use – HMIC review
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Reach of UK Forces accounts
339, 359 Fans
744.064 Followers
1575 in their circle
Analyis by Ian Shearman, Norfolk Constabulary
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Key issues
• A governance structure which takes into account the interdependencies
• Clarity around the legal framework - ethical oversight
• Technology costs and procurement
• Role of College of Policing, Government ICT Company & PCCs