Enhanced engagement of public via social media [Ref 2.02]
Academic team: Prof Harith Alani, Dr Miriam Fernandez
Policing partners: Dorset Police, Lancashire Police, National Crime Agency
Status: Complete
Social media is a powerful communication tool that can reach a very large number of people quickly.
This research focused on analysing the impact of policing messages that appear on social media (mainly Twitter) to identify the best message-writing practices to generate a higher level of engagement.
Outputs
| Title | Output type | Lead academic | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| An analysis of UK policing engagement via social media | Conference paper | Fernandez, M | 2017 |
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