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Below: An April 2012 news report on the West Lafayette (Indiana, USA) Police Force’s new Facebook page which it sees as part of community policing.
Below: A 38 minute current affairs program looking at how police around the world have used social media to apprehend criminals. The program considers potential conflicts between effective police work and the individual’s right to privacy. Below: On October 1, 2012, Sunrise On 7 ran an interview with criminal lawyer, Rob Stary, discussing the possible impact on any subsequent trial of the adverse material posted on Facebook regarding the alleged murderer of Melbourne woman, Jill Meagher Below:On October 1, 2012, the Today Show news carried a warning to those that had posted defamatory statements regarding Jill Meagher’s alleged killer on Facebook and other social media sites that they could themselves face charges. |
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On September 23, 2010, the ABC ran a report on the value of social media in finding missing persons, whether used by official agencies or individuals.
The full text of this report can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-09-23/social-media-aids-search-for-missing-persons/2271880
On April 6, 2011, The New York Times published a background piece titled 'Police Lesson: Social Network Tools Have Two Edges'. The piece looks at some of the advantages and disadvantages of social media from a police perspective.
The full text can be accessed at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/us/07police.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&
In August 2012 the eGovernment Resource Centre published the results of an International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) study on the use of social media by law enforcement agencies. The full text of this report can be accessed at http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/government-initiatives/law-and-justice/law-enforcement/law-enforcement-s-use-of-social-media-tools-2012-survey-results.html
On August 11, 2012, The Daily Camera ran a report on the manner in which many United States police forces are using a dedicated social media network to keep in touch with their communities.
The full text of this article can be found at http://www.dailycamera.com/nation-world-news/ci_21294152/police-use-social-media-tools-inform-citizens
On September 28, 2012, Crikey published a comment by media reporter Matthew Knott titled 'Jill Meagher case: Bolt, Twitter users warned on comment'
The piece considers the possible threat to a fair trial posed by social media posters and others writing for conventional media.
The full text of the article can be found at http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/09/28/jill-meagher-case-bolt-twitter-users-warned-on-comment/
In October, 2012, The Victorian Law Institute Journal published an opinion and background piece by Carolyn Ford titled 'Social media is changing the face of crime from the perspective of criminals, police and lawyers'. The piece looks in detail at some of the uses to which social media is currently being put by legal representatives and law enforcement officers.
The full text of this article can be accessed at http://www.liv.asn.au/News-and-Publications/Law-Institute-Journal/Archived-Issues/LIJ-October-2012/Working-the-net--Crime-and-social-media
On October 5, 2012, The Sydney Morning Herald ran a report titled, 'Social media may face gag as MPs act to protect trials'
The report looks at the formation of a special working party, called for by the federal and states attorneys general to look at how to protect the integrity of trial by jury from the impact of social media postings.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/social-media-may-face-gag-as-mps-act-to-protect-trials-20121005-274rs.html
On October 5, 2012, The Sydney Morning Herald ran a news report titled 'Facebook lacks "social responsibility", says top cop'. The article details the criticisms made by Victorian Chief Commissioner of Police Ken Lay of social media site, Facebook.
The report can be accessed at http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-lacks-social-responsibility-says-top-cop-20121005-273lk.html
On October 11, 2012, MediaShift published a background and opinion piece by Julie Posetti titled '"Trial by Social Media" in Australia Prompts Clash over Accused Murderer'. The article discusses some of the implications of the Jill Meagher case for the use of social media in solving crime and its impact on trial by jury.
The full text of this article can be accessed at http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2012/10/trial-by-social-media-in-australia-prompts-clash-over-accused-murderer285.html
On October 19, 2012, The Illawarra Mercury ran a news report detailing the use of social media by a woman whose Staffordshire bull terrier was apparently taken. The CCTV footage that the dog owner posted on Facebook showed a boy, later misidentified, with the dog.
The full text of this report can be found at http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/408270/buckie-and-the-wrong-boy-the-worrying-line-between-cyber-sleuths-and-vigilantes/
