The social web is not just for community policing. It’s also valuable during investigations. Gang investigators, narcotics officers, school resource officers, internal affairs agents, and many others can glean valuable and sometimes case-making images, video and other content from social sites.
I blog more about these issues together with Todd Shipley over at the WebCase WebLog (official blog of Vere Software, where I handle public relations), but I’ve written about them here too:
Collecting Evidence from the Internet
Founder Christa M. Miller is a public relations and communication strategist who specializes in law enforcement and digital forensics.
