Open AccessPolice communications and social media
Author(s) -
Nigel Fielding
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of criminology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1741-2609
pISSN - 1477-3708
DOI - 10.1177/1477370821998969
Subject(s) - affordance , social media , exploratory research , public relations , sociology , political science , criminology , psychology , social science , law , cognitive psychology
This article considers the affordances of Web 2.0 social media tools for public communications by the police and illustrates their use, presenting data from exploratory fieldwork with officers and staff in five UK police forces. Future lines of development are noted that may merit ongoing research.
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