Mental illness is a hot topic in the news right now, thanks largely to mass killings, domestic violence and violence that doesn’t fit either of those narratives. While the stories help to highlight the overall topic — that mental illness is prevalent among our neighbors, coworkers and the strangers we pass each day — they…
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Now tweeting: #copchat, the new resource for law enforcement
In the monthly column I write for Officer.com, I’ve referred to Toronto police Sgt. Tim Burrows several times. Back when I joined Twitter in late 2008, Tim was just one of the very few sworn police officers tweeting and blogging with a pioneering eye toward building a community, a virtual extension of the one he…
Discoverable smart (and not-so-smart) phones
A few months ago on Officer Radio, I told editor-in-chief Frank Borelli that police cell phones — both employer-issued and personal — can be discoverable during litigation. It was just a quick comment, and we didn’t get into much detail. But it came up on a listserv not long ago, and I think it’s worth…
High tech roundup: February 2012
If you came to this blog by way of Twitter or Facebook, you know that for several months I’ve been using the Scoop.It bookmarking service to aggregate news items about how police are using high tech. One reason I like it: its magazine-style format is nicely laid out, easy to read and easy to digest….
Blue Light Camp: In the UK, Spotlight on social media after 2011 riots
Nearly a year ago, as I caught up on tweets following my talk at the Police Leadership Conference, a series of tweets caught my eye. They came from Sasha Taylor, Chair of the National Police Web Managers Group. Sasha and I got into a good discussion about social media use in law enforcement, and although…
Don’t just tweet—curate
At Officer.com this week, I wrote a back-to-basics column on using Twitter. The article ran long, so I didn’t get a chance to include a segment about a trend I’ve been noticing (and taking part in): the increasing importance of content curation. Last month, the news that Twitter had acquired curation service Summify generated quite…