Running head: SOCIAL MEDIA 1 SOCIAL MEDIA 4 Social Media Use Policy Tamika S. Bouldin Liberty University CJUS 550 Topic: Social Media Use Policy Proposed Topic: The developments in technology are invaluable resources that help law enforcement officer in performance of their duties, nonetheless, technologies such as social media platforms have constructive and destructive effects. Proposed Thesis Statement: Due to the nature of their work, law enforcement officers should have strict social media use policies because of the risk of sharing important law enforcement information with criminals and stand the risk of portraying a bad image of law enforcement to leaders and community members. Preliminary Bibliography: Crump, J. (2011). What are the police doing on Twitter? Social media, the police and the public. Policy & Internet, 3(4), 1-27. The purpose of this article is to examine the growing interest of UK police officers’ use of social media as a medium for public engagement. The paper is based on the political agenda context that is aimed at improving the public’s perception of the police’s ability to reduce crime. This article investigates how successfully the police service, which is a hierarchal organization, is using social media to successfully engage groups. This article concludes that there are significant constraints to what the police can share on social media because of the culture of the police service. For the social media communication goals to be achieved the police need to first address internal cultural issues that limit public engagement. Bullock, K. (2018). The police use of social media: Transformation or normalisation?. Social Policy and Society, 17(2), 245-258. The purpose of this article was to demonstrate the benefits and the pitfalls of the increasing social media usage by police officers as a way of engaging with the public. The concerned parties have been optimistic of the opportunities of social media to facilitate citizen participation to as a way of improving communication strategies of public organizations. The article draws on the case of police departments in England to determine whether social media communication is normalizing or transforming communications. The article posits that social media is yet to be successful in improving the communication effectiveness between citizens and law enforcement officers. The occupational and organizational nature of the police departments is the main factor that limits effective communication with the citizens. Heverin, T., & Zach, L. (2010). Twitter for city police department information sharing. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 47(1), 1-7. The purpose of this essay was to examine the types of information that are being shared by police departments in the United States on social media. The analysis shows that most police agencies primarily use social media as a platform for disseminating crime information and comm ...

1. Running head: SOCIAL MEDIA 1
SOCIAL MEDIA 4
Social Media Use Policy
Tamika S. Bouldin
Liberty University
CJUS 550
Topic: Social Media Use Policy
Proposed Topic:
The developments in technology are invaluable resources that
help law enforcement officer in performance of their duties,
nonetheless, technologies such as social media platforms have
constructive and destructive effects.
Proposed Thesis Statement:
Due to the nature of their work, law enforcement officers should
have strict social media use policies because of the risk of
sharing important law enforcement information with criminals
and stand the risk of portraying a bad image of law enforcement
to leaders and community members.
Preliminary Bibliography:
Crump, J. (2011). What are the police doing on Twitter? Social
media, the police and the public. Policy & Internet, 3(4), 1-27.
The purpose of this article is to examine the growing interest of
UK police officers’ use of social media as a medium for public
engagement. The paper is based on the political agenda context
that is aimed at improving the public’s perception of the

2. police’s ability to reduce crime. This article investigates how
successfully the police service, which is a hierarchal
organization, is using social media to successfully engage
groups. This article concludes that there are significant
constraints to what the police can share on social media because
of the culture of the police service. For the social media
communication goals to be achieved the police need to first
address internal cultural issues that limit public engagement.
Bullock, K. (2018). The police use of social media:
Transformation or normalisation?. Social Policy and Society,
17(2), 245-258.
The purpose of this article was to demonstrate the benefits and
the pitfalls of the increasing social media usage by police
officers as a way of engaging with the public. The concerned
parties have been optimistic of the opportunities of social media
to facilitate citizen participation to as a way of improving
communication strategies of public organizations. The article
draws on the case of police departments in England to determine
whether social media communication is normalizing or
transforming communications. The article posits that social
media is yet to be successful in improving the communication
effectiveness between citizens and law enforcement officers.
The occupational and organizational nature of the police
departments is the main factor that limits effective
communication with the citizens.
Heverin, T., & Zach, L. (2010). Twitter for city police
department information sharing. Proceedings of the American
Society for Information Science and Technology, 47(1), 1-7.
The purpose of this essay was to examine the types of
information that are being shared by police departments in the
United States on social media. The analysis shows that most
police agencies primarily use social media as a platform for
disseminating crime information and communicating about
issues life department-related issues, traffic, events, crime
prevention, and safety awareness. Social media is used to a
lesser extent as a platform for engaging the public and

3. communicating with news media. This paper concludes that
social media is an important platform for information sharing,
although the kind of information shared on the platform is
highly controlled.
Kim, K., & Mohr, A. O. N. E. (2017). 2016 Law Enforcement
Use of Social Media Survey. Washington, DC: The International
Association of Chiefs of Police.
This article represents a survey of social media use by police
departments in the United States. The study found that social
media use by the police is useful as a tool for engagement.
However, there are some significant barriers that have
prevented many police departments from adopting the use of
social media. One of the main challenges identified is the
inability of agencies to adopt a culture that supports social
media. The policy also have a challenge monitoring their social
media use and responding to information that they receive from
the public through social media. However, several police
agencies are already utilizing social media and it has brought
about several benefits to the police. The article provides an
extensive amount of data that can be used to improve
meaningful use of social media platforms for public
engagement.
Omand, D., Bartlett, J., & Miller, C. (2012). Introducing social
media intelligence (SOCMINT). Intelligence and National
Security, 27(6), 801-823.
This article addresses the use of social media as a source
of intelligent information for law enforcement officers. Law
enforcement officers use social media as a platform for sharing
information, but also a source of information. The article
introduces SOCMINT a new addition to the sources of law
enforcement intelligence. Social media is a good platform for
the collection and verification, and application of information.
However, there is a significant risk of this having a negative
effect if the use of social media is not legitimately managed.
Stuart, R. D. (2013). Social media: Establishing criteria for law
enforcement use. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, 82(2), 1-3.

4. This article represents a proposal for the correct use of social
media by law enforcement officers. The author acknowledges
that social media has become an important tool for
communication in the society today. This tool can be beneficial
for the society and can be used by the police for beneficial
purposes. However, the use of this platform is still quite risky
for the police. The use of social media can compromise criminal
cases and put the lives of the offices at risk. This article
proposes a model for social media use that will protect the
police from such risks. One of the proposed strategies include
the use of images instead of words to make searches. This
makes the searches less trackable by people who are looking for
information from law enforcement officers. This article is
important in revealing the importance of controlling law
enforcement social media use.
Summary:
The summarized articles above are consistent in showing that
social media is a beneficial tool for law enforcement officers. It
is a great platform for sharing important information on law and
order and can also be used as a source of information. However,
there are some significant challenges in the use of social media
by law enforcement officers such as the risk of sharing
information that will compromise criminal cases and the risking
of the lives of the law enforcement officers. Based on this
information, it is important to encourage the use of social media
in law enforcement agencies, but with significant control to
avoid the risks of social media.
Research Essay
Your thesis statement and therefore your entire essay must
answer ONE of the following questions:
· What makes people a person a hero?
· What makes a person a villain?

5. The below guidelines must be followed to make a passing grade,
but does not determine an A:
· This essay will analyze ONE film, TV show (single episode or
series), song or piece of literatureof your choosing toanswer
ONE of the above questions.
· The text CANNOT be a text that we have read or watched in
the course before.
· It does not necessarily have to be a text that fits into the
superhero genre.
· The Pursuit of Happyness and Freedom Riders are NOT
ALLOWED!
· This essay must include a thesis statement that argues how the
texts help answer the question you chose.
· For example: This Text shows what makes a person a hero by
X, Y and Z.
· For example: This Text shows what makes a person a villain
by X, Y and Z.
· It must include a self-defined (or at least evidence supported)
definition of hero(ism) or villain(y).
· Stay out of the dictionary! Come up with one and use the book
or other sources to back you up….
· This does not have to be in your thesis (though it could be) but
it does need to support your thesis
· It must be in full MLA format.
· It must include Works Cited Page with at least four sources
· One must be the textbook, one must be the text you are
analyzing
· The other two can be any type of additional source
· These sources should preferably come from Galileo and can be
something else we have read or watched for class, but not
required to be
· Additional sources CANNOT be websites including
Wikipedia, dictionaries, Sparknotes, or WebMD
· review Sources PPT for these and all other prohibited sources

6. · You are free to use more sources so long as they are formatted
correctly
· Do not overdo it!!!!
· It must use support, quotes and evidence with in-text citations
from all required sources.
· Block Quotes are off limits
· It must be 4 full pages but no more than 5.
· It must not be in first person.
· It must adhere to basic essay structure.
· Be sure to pay attention to intros, body paragraphs,
conclusions, transitions, grammar, mechanics and sentence
structure.
· It must include a title.
· Research Paper or Final Essay or Hero Paper or something of
the like also will not work
· Be creative!
· This essay is due on November 21
The content of the essay is up to you and is fair game as far as
your argument.
You should however use the following questions to guide your
research, but do not feel like you must answer all questions in
this essay:
· What is a hero/villain? What are the criteria for being a hero
or a villain? Can only humans or people be heroes and villains?
· What is a person? What is a human? What are the criteria for
being a person or a human? Are they the same thing?
· How does freedom, happiness or morality affect or influence
your definitions or your arguments?
· What are the perks or benefits of heroism, villainy, freedom,
happiness or morality?
· What are the downfalls of heroism, villainy, freedom, love,
happiness or morality?
· Does myth or religion factor in somehow?

7. · Your grade will not only be influenced by the content of the
essay but also on your clear understanding subject matter
discussed in class in the weeks leading up to this assignment.
The Thesis PPTs, Parts of Essay PPT, Essay Types PPT,
Sources PPT, Quotes PPT and the MLA folder to assist
wherever needed.