Moving Toward The Electronic Community-Oriented Policing Era: Police Use of Social Media

• In Event: Police Use of Social Media and Internet Technology to Engage the Public

Abstract

According to IACP social media survey (2015), currently around 95% of police departments in the United States claim that they have adopted social media. However, usage of social media lacks policies and evaluations. The current study applies the grounded theory approach to explore content and strategies of police use of social media. The current dissertation also proposes several policy implications that can be used to guide electronic community-oriented policing.

Author

• Xiaochen Hu, Fayetteville State University