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THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

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INTRODUCTION

Law enforcement agencies like courts, police departments and corrections have evolved due to technology which came up with various internet platforms to quicken its activities (Hendrix et al., 2018).
Today, the public safety is more of multifaceted and sophisticated and method of communication are a bit faster because of social media.
This has bee achieved through some of the law enforcement tools like police radios, the patrol cars and various social networks like twitter and Instagram which facilitates the entire process when it comes to expediency in communication.

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POSITIVE IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

Increased social networking's (Sajjad et al., 2020).
Tracing of deviant behaviours in the society.
Sharing of important information to the public.
It’s a valuable intelligence gathering tool (Prescott, 2017).
It’s a source of defence and prosecution.

The policing community together with correctional facilities and courts today have expanded through social networking to curb some of the deviant behaviours in the society and also help trace missing children or alert the society of any suspicious activities and also informing the public about various crimes committed. These platforms are used for sharing images, photos and videos of any unusual activities happening in the neighbourhood. Additionally, social networking has of late become a valuable intelligence gathering tool for law enforcement agencies and also, it’s a source for defence and prosecution personnel. Frequently, the law breakers and perpetrators who usually brag about their crimes on social media have been located and apprehended because of their online activities. Through this means, future managers of police or any correctional facilities will have an easy time locating such norms in the society entirely.

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NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

Violation of instructions by juris in the courts.
High profile cases missing without trace (Auer & Böhme, 2020).
Vulnerable while handling criminals online.
Advanced threats and technologies by perpetrators online (Chandna & Tiwari, 2021).
Untraceable communication by perpetrators online.

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REFERENCES

Hendrix, J. A., Taniguchi, T. A., Strom, K. J., Barrick, K. A., & Johnson, N. J. (2018). The eyes of law enforcement in the new panopticon: Police-community racial asymmetry and the use of surveillance technology. Surveillance & Society, 16(1), 53-68.

Prescott, J. J. (2017). Improving Access to Justice in State Courts with Platform Technology. Vand. L. Rev., 70, 1993.

Sajjad, M., Nasir, M., Muhammad, K., Khan, S., Jan, Z., Sangaiah, A. K., ... & Baik, S. W. (2020). Raspberry Pi assisted face recognition framework for enhanced law-enforcement services in smart cities. Future Generation Computer Systems, 108, 995-1007.

Auer, R., & Böhme, R. (2020). The technology of retail central bank digital currency. BIS Quarterly Review, March.

Chandna, V., & Tiwari, P. (2021). Cybersecurity and the new firm: surviving online threats. Journal of Business Strategy.