Social Media: Establishing Criteria for Law Enforcement Use by Robert D. Stuart is an informative article that discusses the use of social media over the past decade involving law enforcement. The article talks about how there is a fine line between having social media in one's personal life and their work life. In an officer's personal life they have the ability to share whatever it is that they please, as most social media apps ask you quite personal questions such as your name, hobbies, birth-dates, etcetera. Now as for your work life, that is a whole different situation. Sure, social media can help law enforcement solve investigations or help them with crimes, but Stuart(2013) states, “Mixing their personal and social lives with their professional ones can bring …show more content…
He tells the audience how an increasing amount of people continue to rely on social media for other human interaction/communication and to learn new information about people and what they're doing. They have the ability to do these sorts of things through apps that share posted videos, pictures, and live videos. This has become the go-to way for people to interact with each other. Social media also makes it quite easy for people to tell where someone has been or a current situation, just by simply posting a message or picture. This is a serious situation in law enforcement because law enforcement often share information that shouldn’t be let out for public view. Stuart(2013) states, “Departments that create a presence on social media sites open a new door of communication with the general public. By doing so, citizens can receive real-time information, as well as an electronic method of asking questions, making suggestions, and providing tips that help solve crimes.” Letting out information that shouldn’t be seen by the public can lead to serious consequences for law
Using the informal tone he enhances his argument by providing several thought-provoking statements that allow the reader to see the logic in the article, “Social media is designed for the information shared on it to be searched, and shared- and mined for profit… When considering what to share via social media, don 't think business vs. personal. Think public vs. private. And if something is truly private, do not share it on social media out of a misplaced faith in the expectation of privacy” (134). The reader should agree with Edmond that when posting or being a part of the social media bandwagon, you’re life and decisions will be up for display. Moreover, the business vs. personal and public vs. private point is accurate and logical, because evidently if you post something on any social media outlet you should expect that anyone and everyone can see it, regardless of your privacy settings. Edmond highlights that Facebook along with other social networking sites change their privacy settings whenever they please without
It has become comfortably accepted, without any regard to tact, to divulge even the most sensitive information to a complete stranger. For example, in her article, “Friending: The Changing Definition of Friendship in the Social Media Era,” Xinran states, “I think I know most of them, but I actually don’t,” after thoroughly examining her many cyber relationships (Xinran 208). With no consideration of discretion for public reveal “social media relationships take place on display” forsaking all privacy (Vatel 2). The cloak of social media has allowed for these interactions to take place in our own comfort zones; thus, falsely allowing the sense of protection from damaging or even dangerous
Social media is a new phenomenon for most companies; it has also greatly affected the workplace. The influxes of technology combine with the availability of mobile devices have changed private moments and thoughts shared in the workplace. “Employees' workplace privacy is being invaded by increased use of social media, according to a survey published today by security software firm AVG technologies” Newcombe, T...
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According to Rose and Fox (2014), 'widespread use of social networking sites [...] has changed the way individuals engage with news, political institutions and society' (p. 774); as a result, the public perception of social issues, understanding of crime, and assumptions about criminal justice are challenged by a new digital and online interactive environment. Therefore, given the present-day critique of the established news media and their institutionalised misrepresentation, new ways of looking at crime pose a threat to the hegemonic cultural production of information. This essay is going to discuss this potential problem for news outlets, drawing on examples from the Black Lives Matter justice movement and its reliance on citizen journalism. Firstly, it will be shown how the contemporary media environment changes, and what alternatives to the mainstream are available through online platforms. On the other hand, the text will consider complexities embedded in online communication networks, and ways in which citizen journalism affects representations of criminal justice. The final analysis will examine impacts of the unregulated digital culture on social discourses in general, and public activism within criminal justice in
The use of Social Media in the workplace is counter-productive. There are many reasons why this is so. The workplace is the place where you should be working, not checking on what Aunt Ethell had for dinner last night or whether your friends posted that embarrassing weekend photo. Most workplaces have plenty of distractions on their own without adding the extra time-wasting properties of Social Media. There is also the argument that what you post on Social Media can affect the way you are perceived at work. If your habits are less than savoury and your colleagues have access to the proof, you could find yourself without a job at all. It is easy to "slip up" and say things online that you may not have intended to be in the public domain. Internet
As social media continues to become the global transmitter of information, many business even government agencies and law enforcement officials have found ways to utilize this modern day source of communication. Many precincts across the United States have incorporated the use of social media as not only a way to investigate and possibly prevent crimes but also as a gateway to their community. In an article entitled “Police embrace Social Media” it was stated that a 2013 study conducted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police showed 81 percent of 728 departments surveyed said they used social media (wagley, 2014).
Society 's attitude towards police has been a topic of research and discussion for many years. Studies conducted on the relationship between police officers and society have revolved around the differences of race, gender, and age. Specifically, some of these studies focused on who exactly had direct contact and experiences with the police. Relatively unstudied, however, have been issues of how social media impacts the public 's perception of crime and attitudes towards police. As we continue to analyze different ways the perspective of police is affected, it is important to analyze the media 's and society 's satisfaction with law enforcement, and its contribution to the way people perceive, feel, and relate to police. Many do not recognize
The use of social media has become a growing form of communication within the law enforcement arenas. After the turn of century, many agencies have changed the traditional forms of one-to-one forms of to gather investigative information to using social media to gather the same information. Social media for crime investigations have been climbing to help solve crimes and help convict suspects.
The tools used by law enforcement, from wanted posters to police radios, patrol cars and now social media such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have radically changed how one behaves and operates. Community policing has changed with the onset of social media to locate missing children, alert neighbors of suspicious activity and even inform the public about crimes committed in their neighborhoods. Intelligence gathered from social media has become extremely pertinent for law enforcement agencies and for defense and prosecution personnel in assisting with their cases in searching Facebook pages, Twitter feeds or YouTube videos looking to discredit witnesses, establish law enforcement bias, locate evidence or establish links between gang members. With social media being very influential in people’s lives, and the need to share everything through this digital platform, criminals boast about their misconduct on social networks, and child pornographers and sexual predators have been located and caught because of their online
Tradition is defined as “the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on this way.” The lottery is a strange tradition for the town of New Hope. Typically, when people think of tradition they think good. This is the same thought when it comes to a lottery. Most people view a lottery as “a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to the holders of numbers drawn at random.” However, “The Lottery” story and the film both bent this view of what both a tradition and lottery are, through characters, settings, and styles.
"There is most definitely a fine line between privacy and internet safety monitoring, for example, monitoring someone who utilizes social media to converse with friends and monitoring someone who utilizes social media to converse hurtful comments with one another for all to see. The essential pro of monitoring one‚Äôs social media would be that the negative comments being sought out towards one another would not happen as much because that person would know that the government and their state would have access to see what was conversed through their account. The con of monitoring one‚Äôs social media would be the reoccurring question ‚ ÄúCan it be done?‚Äù, because to most people it is nonetheless an invasion of their privacy. If there were
To what extent is it okay for the government to monitor your social media? Social media is one of the biggest platforms in our world today. This platform can lead many people to success, but it can also lead people to their demise. When it comes to having an outlet on which to express yourself, many choose to abuse it. One of these net abusing users happens to be the leader of our country. "North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the 'Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.' Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!" This tweet from President Trump is one of the many shock-worthy tweets that
Should Individuals be prosecuted for statements made on social media? If individuals are prosecuted by the government for what they said online, then the government is violating the First Amendment to the Constitution. Although bullying can have very bad effects, it often is minimal and is not to extent that it would even be considered a federal offense. It should be the responsibility of school administration to stop it and to help the victim. In light of all this, I believe that individuals should not be prosecuted for statements made on social media.
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