In my last post, I blogged about how public opinion—and trust—is formed according to the way police use (and communicate their use of) technology. This week’s post isn’t a direct sequel, but more of an exemplar: how one agency has implemented a strategic plan that integrates social communication. Having participated in a client’s strategic planning…
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Catching up with Cops 2.0
Over the past few weeks I’ve posted a couple of articles about the police role in the Occupy movement. After my borderline hiatus from Cops 2.0 this year, you might be wondering: why come back now? After I spoke at the Police Leadership Conference in Vancouver last April, my public relations work took off (coincidentally…
Help is not a (dirty) 4 letter word
In the rush to understand all the high tech getting thrown at us on a pretty much constant basis, I think we often forget what the tech is actually for: to connect. With other human beings. Back in the ’80s and ’90s, the promise of computer technology was better efficiency. We’d be able to automate rote…
An exercise in social
Monday last week was something of a first for me. Instead of writing about public relations and social media, I talked about it – to a roomful of about 160 public information officers, media relations officers, command staff and others involved with police information dissemination. The venue: the 2-day Advanced Strategic Communications Seminar, “Social Media…
Top 50
I’m proud to say that Cops 2.0 can now be called an “award-winning blog.” The editors of Criminal Justice Schools Online saw fit to put us in such great company as Officer Smith, Sgt Says, Spartan Cops, Philosophical Cop, The Crime Analyst’s Blog, and others we’ve enjoyed over the years — along with quite a…
Another move, another redesign, a change in scope
If you’ve visited Cops 2.0 in the last few weeks, you probably saw that it was down — not once, but twice. If you’re reading it now, you probably also see that it’s gone to a somewhat more minimalist design. Finally, you’ve probably further noticed that the contributor list is gone. Yes folks, more changes…