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By Cara Donlon-Cotton
Social networking sites can provide a bevy of information for the criminal investigator - if you don't give up when your initial search attempts are thwarted by good privacy settings.
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Jun 2012)
By Cara Donlon-Cotton
Social Networking
(This article was originally published in Law and Order May 2012)
By Cara Donlon-Cotton
Be sure to cyber vet as an extension of your regular background investigations.
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Dec 2011)
By Cara Donlon-Cotton
Today, choosing not to use social media is a bad decision.
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Jan 2012)
By Cara Donlon-Cotton
The Federal Stored Communications Act establishes the rules for when an electronic communications service can release the information and contents of a customer’s usage. Employers cannot demand the user names and passwords of applicants’ social networking sites.
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Mar 2011)
By Cara Donlon-Cotton
This is the second part of a three-part series of articles addressing freedom of speech, the right to privacy and the Federal Stored Communications Act, and offering some relevant case law and legal decisions that address these issues.
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Feb 2011)
By Cara Donlon-Cotton
This is the first in a series of three articles that will address arguments against social policies in police departments and relevant case law and legal decisions that address those arguments.
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Jan 2011)
By Derek Osborne
Does your uniform represent your life calling, or are
you simply wearing a costume? Read this month's On The Job, with a guest editorial by Derek Osborne.
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Dec 2010)
By Jennifer Gavigan
The era of the Internet and Social Media is upon us. Social networks like Facebook and Twitter are providing state and local law enforcement with low cost ways of not only keeping the public informed, but educating them as well. Social media tools can help communicate with the public in emergencies, build situational awareness, and spur recovery.
(This article was originally published in Public Safety IT Nov/Dec 2010)
By Cara Donlon-Cotton
To have a successful social networking policy, one of the first steps an agency needs to take is to educate its officers about what is expected. And the first rule for law enforcement officers who play on Facebook and the like is that “nothing is private.”
(This article was originally published in Law and Order Sep 2010)