Social Media And Police Investigations
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Browse and bust: How social media is a help and a hindrance to fighting crimeMore and more often, videos of criminal activity, threats or even false accusations are being shared online.CrimeApr 5, 2018
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Social media ‘misinformation’ and the impact on police responsePolice officers investigate everything from videos of break-and-enters, to users posting about suspicious behaviour, to violent threats sent online.CrimeApr 4, 2018
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Online threats and swatting calls: Who are the people police watch online?From 2016 to 2017, the Calgary Police Service's behavioural sciences unit saw an 18 per cent increase in the number of calls about suspicious online activity.CrimeApr 7, 2018
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