...David H.F. Tyler; Edward R. Maguire Purpose Social media provides a valuable framework for understanding public sentiment on social issues and institutions, including the police. This paper investigates changes in the salience of (i.e. the proportion of tweets referencing police) and sentiment...

...Janine Namoro; Rylan Simpson Purpose The police regularly incorporate social media into their outreach portfolios. Although much social media is handled at the organizational-level, some police officers also use social media in a professional capacity at the individual-level. Little research...

... al., 2021). © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Social media Fear Ferguson effect Attitudes toward misconduct Attitudes toward police Brutality The George Floyd anti-police protests beginning in May 2020—just a few months...

...Xiaochen Hu; Beidi Dong; Nicholas Lovrich Purpose Previous studies consistently indicate that police agencies tend to use social media to assist in criminal investigations, to improve police-community relations and to broadcast both crime- and non-crime-related tips promotive of public safety...

...Kevin Walby; Crystal Gumieny Purpose Police services, police associations and police foundations now engage in philanthropy and these efforts are communicated using social media. This paper examines social media framing of the philanthropic and charitable work of police in Canada. Design...