A social media program requires attention, policies and training to ensure it is effective for your agency and your community.
Social Media Management in Public Safety: Keeping Up with the Regulations
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Be the Source: Crisis Communications in Public Safety
Communication and trust go hand in hand
Faceplant on Facebook Farce?
Court: “While probable cause here may be difficult, qualified immunity is not”
There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch, but What About Free Speech for Officers?
Courts apply the Pickering test to determine whether a government employer infringed on an officer’s First Amendment free expression rights
Public Safety Facebook Pages and the First Amendment
Case law sheds light on the limits agencies can set for their social media pages
5 Considerations for Law Enforcement Use of Social Media
Social media continues to cause trouble for members of law enforcement
Fingerprints, Facial Recognition, Retinal Scans, Passcodes and the Fifth Amendment
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Whether facing an investigation into human trafficking, drug distribution, criminal gang violence, or child sexual...
Firefighter Freedom of Speech: Right AND Responsibility
Having the right to do something and it being the right thing to do are often two distinct things
False Facebook Friend Yielded Genuine Admissible Evidence
A federal felon claims illegal search after posting images of himself with guns to Facebook.
Probable Cause Affidavit Leads to Suspects’ Facebook Face Plant
Allegations that ATF agents unlawfully obtained information from a gang’s public account aren’t backed by a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Emergency Communication in the Age of Social Media
Engaging on social media during an emergency does carry some risk, but not doing so is increasingly becoming a risk as well
Social Media and the Public Sector: Understanding Free Speech Rights
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]“Congress shall make no law … abridging freedom of speech.” This quotation is from the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights. And while it seems straightforward, consider...