Solving crime with social media
I have posted regularly about the ways in which the police are increasingly using social media, not just to engage with local communities but to
18th October 2012
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I have posted regularly about the ways in which the police are increasingly using social media, not just to engage with local communities but to
Earlier this year I wrote a post about how the “Find my iPhone” app had helped British Transport Police both recover a stolen iPhone and
What will PCCs do? There’s been plenty of discussion in the media recently about Police and Crime Commissioners who are to be elected on 15
iwitness is the latest smartphone application promising a technological solution to crime. There has been a recent surge in the development of really useful smartphone
Stop and search has always been a controversial issue in the UK and friction point between police and the communities they serve. Indeed several commentators
In the near future, will police officers be able to use their mobile phone to photograph you at the roadside and then instantly run your
There was an interesting article in Saturday’s Guardian which explored the issue of whether the police should get involved in cases of abuse on Twitter.
Facewatch is the latest online development in the law-enforcement v criminals high-tech arms race with cops and robbers adapting new digital techniques to outwit each
New technologies present new opportunities for law enforcement agencies to catch and prosecute criminals – from Smartphones that can report themselves stolen to the increasingly
One of the downsides about any form of new technology is that it is inevitably expensive and attractive to thieves. Over the years, burglars
The recent publicity campaigns promoting the new 101 Police telephone number have all been at pains to emphasise that the number should not be used
The last time I blogged about the police use of social media, I was amazed that so many police officers were active users of Twitter –
