Location
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Greenspun Hall
Description
An increasing number of police departments are using Facebook to communicate with the public. As with any emerging communications technology, there is considerable variation in the usage of this medium. This study reports the results of a content analysis designed to determine how police departments are using Facebook.
Keywords
Police; Police-community relations; Social media
Disciplines
Communication Technology and New Media | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Law Enforcement and Corrections | Mass Communication | Public Relations and Advertising
Language
English
Included in
Communication Technology and New Media Commons, Criminology and Criminal Justice Commons, Law Enforcement and Corrections Commons, Mass Communication Commons, Public Relations and Advertising Commons
Facebook and the police: Communication in the social networking era
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Greenspun Hall
An increasing number of police departments are using Facebook to communicate with the public. As with any emerging communications technology, there is considerable variation in the usage of this medium. This study reports the results of a content analysis designed to determine how police departments are using Facebook.