@probation_pract, frontline probation officer, on why he Tweets (WIT#12)
@probation_pract is a frontline probation officer who loves Twitter for the chance to engage in country-wide professional debate. Tweets by @probation_pract Why I Tweet? I am pretty new to the phenomenon that is Twitter although I have been a user of Facebook for a number of years so I’m somewhat familiar to the world of social networking. […]
Businessman & lawyer @kilroyt on why he tweets (#WIT11)
Businessman & lawyer Tom Kilroy @kilroyt, on how @campbellclaret kick-started his journey on Twitter. Tweets by @kilroyt Why do I tweet? It’s an interesting question. There are various ways to try to answer it. At the most literal, I tweet because Alistair Campbell (@campbellclaret) persuaded me it was good idea during an evening in a […]
Long term tweeting #iplod @SgtGaryWatts on why he tweets (#WIT10)
@SgtGaryWatts, one of the first police officers to tweet for work, writes about his approach to Tweeting. I covered the journey that brought me to twitter a while ago here so this post is an update on why – two years and 12,000 tweets later – I’m still here. My foray into twitter began […]
Domestic violence & community safety Helen Grimbleby (@crimematters) on why she tweets (WIT#9)
Helen Grimbleby, @Crimematters, is a community safety and domestic violence specialist with a well established and keenly followed blog. Tweets by @crimematters Why I Tweet “That sounds interesting”, I thought when asked by Russell to write on why I Tweet. So, I sat down in front of my blank screen and asked myself the […]
Anonymous probation Tweeter @poofficer on why he tweets (WIT#8)
@POofficer is a frontline probation officer who Tweets anonymously, mainly about the work he does with the offenders/clients he manages. He uses a Twitter profile picture of Zorro, the masked avenger. Tweets by @PoOfficer Why I tweet I started tweeting around the time of the Public Enemies drama on BBC1 after being horrified that […]
@drbrianstout Why I tweet (WIT#7)
Dr Brian Stout, @drbrianstout, Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Western Sydney, previously taught on the DipPS and the PQF at De Montfort University and worked as a probation officer in Northern Ireland. Tweets by @drbrianstout Why I tweet Reading through the contributions of previous writers in the ‘Why I tweet’ series it is […]
@defencegirl Why I tweet (WIT#6)
Charlie Fox, @defencegirl is a well-known legal tweeter who is also the author of ‘The MOD Stole My Boyfriend’ Blog which is supported by leading military charities and is shortlisted for this year’s DefenceIQ Blogger awards. Tweets by @DefenceGirl I am an LPC student and trainee police station lawyer, trying to crack the legal world and become […]
@SalfordCpayback: Why I Tweet (WIT#5)
Steve Dyson, @SalfordCpayback writes about how he uses photos in his Twitter account to promote the work Salford offenders do on Community Payback schemes. When I first started working for Community Payback nine years ago, the thing that frustrated me most was that no-one knew about the wonderful benefits for local communities. I was blown away by the […]
@SirIanBlair: Why I tweet (WIT#4)
@sirianblair is a retired police officer who has used his anonymous, spoof Twitter account to great effect in galvanising protests against the proposed police reforms. Tweets by @SirIanBlair Why I tweet People have often wondered what is behind this spoof @SirIanBlair account followed by 2500+ people, including ACPO ranking officers, senior Federation Representatives, police officers and members […]
@LifeinCustody: Why I tweet (WIT#3)
Kim Evans, @lifeincustody, ex-police officer, lawyer and commissioning editor at The Justice Gap, on why she tweets. Tweets by @LifeInCustody Why I tweet. I joined twitter in February 2011 not previously knowing it existed. I got to know about @pennyred, a young journalist with over 44k followers. I was astonished at the extent of her political savvy […]
@ZoeStaffsGMPT: Why I tweet (WIT#2)
@ZoeStaffsGMPT is a well-known probation tweeter, admired for her commitment to her work and the dryness of her wit – she has written movingly about what she has learnt from being a probation officer. She is the second contributor (and first probation tweeter) in this “Why I tweet” series which features a range of criminal […]
@TheCustodySgt : Why I tweet (WIT#1)
@TheCustodySgt is a well-respected police tweeter and blogger. He is, of course, a Custody Sergeant and has 6,000 followers on Twitter. He also runs a well-established, thoughtful and thought-provoking blog called The Custody Record. The Sarge does all this anonymously and very successfully. When he was interviewed on Radio 4 recently about the impact of public […]
