Instructions  Law enforcement organizations are facing a tremendous problem with social media. On one hand, social media such as Facebook, My Space, and Twitter can be extremely useful for effective and efficient communication. On the other hand, Law Enforcement Executives are constantly facing situations in which employee misconduct is occurring through social media. Police Officers are accessing social media from their workstations and patrol cars during their shifts. Police Officers are posting information that is unbecoming for an officer as well as degrading and disrespectful to the profession. Police unions and police officer organizations such as the Fraternal Order of Police and the PBA are opposed to departmental policies that infringe on police officers’ constitutional rights. How do law enforcement organizations regulate the use of social media? Just about every major law enforcement organization has a Facebook account associated with the organization’s website. Therefore, should law enforcement organizations regulate individual officer’s social media activity? As the policy manager for your law enforcement organization, please research the best practices related to the regulation of police officers’ use of social media and develop a department policy.  You must have at least 4 pages not including your title page. ...

1. Instructions
Law enforcement organizations are facing a tremendous
problem with social media. On one hand, social media such as
Facebook, My Space, and Twitter can be extremely useful for
effective and efficient communication. On the other hand, Law
Enforcement Executives are constantly facing situations in
which employee misconduct is occurring through social media.
Police Officers are accessing social media from their
workstations and patrol cars during their shifts. Police Officers
are posting information that is unbecoming for an officer as
well as degrading and disrespectful to the profession. Police
unions and police officer organizations such as the Fraternal
Order of Police and the PBA are opposed to departmental
policies that infringe on police officers’ constitutional rights.
How do law enforcement organizations regulate the use of
social media? Just about every major law enforcement
organization has a Facebook account associated with the
organization’s website. Therefore, should law enforceme nt
organizations regulate individual officer’s social media
activity?
As the policy manager for your law enforcement organization,
please research the best practices related to the regulation of
police officers’ use of social media and develop a department
policy.
You must have at least 4 pages not including your title page.