Tag Archive: Tim Burrows

The future of policing: Public trust

Before I go into this week’s post, I want to draw your attention to a new project being undertaken by a college professor acquaintance who, like me, has worked extensively with law enforcement. In his Jan. 1 blog, he writes: Seeking LE organization willing to work virtually with supervised university students. The goal is to…

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…

Planning for a “social” G20: Toronto Police Services

The June 2010 Group of 20 (G20) summit in Toronto did not go altogether differently from G20 summits in other cities, notably London and Pittsburgh – with one exception: in Toronto, police used social media to a level not previously seen. Central to Toronto Police Services’ success: careful planning and execution before, during, and even…

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