Policing and Social Media: Social Control in an Era of New Media

By Christopher J Schneider Dr and Christopher J. Schneider

Book Overview

This book illustrates the process by which social media and related changes in communication formats have affected the public face of policing and police work in Canada. Schneider argues that police use of social media has altered institutional public police practices in a manner that is consistent with the logic of social media platforms.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149853371X
• ISBN13: 9781498533713
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"