Policing and social media: social control in an era of digital media

This book aims to illustrate the process by which information technology and related changes in communication formats have affected the public face of policing in Canada. Schneider argues that police use of social media has altered institutional police practices in a manner consistent with the logic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schneider, Christopher J. 1979- (Author)
Contributors: Altheide, David L. 1945- (Writer of preface)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham Lexington Books [2024]
In:Year: 2024
Edition:Second edition
Online Access: Table of Contents (Aggregator)
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 21 A 4798
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Keywords:
Police-community relations > Canada
Mass media and criminal justice > Canada
Police and mass media > Canada
Social Media > Canada
Police misconduct > Canada
Crime & criminology
Digital lifestyle
Media Studies
Medienwissenschaften: Internet, digitale Medien und Gesellschaft
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Law Enforcement
Police & security services
Polizei und Sicherheitsdienste
Social Science / Criminology
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services
Social Science / Media Studies
Verbrechen und Kriminologie (Kriminalistik)
Canada
Kanada
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Summary:This book aims to illustrate the process by which information technology and related changes in communication formats have affected the public face of policing in Canada. Schneider argues that police use of social media has altered institutional police practices in a manner consistent with the logic of social media platforms-- Provided by publisher
Introduction: media logic, policing, and social media -- Media formats and police social control practices -- Crime and society 2.0: police and social networking -- Facebook and the 2011 Vancouver riot -- Police presentational strategies on X/Twitter and Tiktok -- Police caught on camera: framing the death of Sammy Yatim -- Conclusion: policing on social media.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xxix, 191 Seiten, Diagramme
ISBN:978-1-6669-6274-1