Using social media as a means of improving public confidence

The ‘confidence agenda’ poses important new challenges for crime and disorder reduction partnerships in general and the police in particular. To date, the police have made only limited use of new forms of social media and where they have been used, the police have yet to realise their full potential.

New approaches are suggested that would increase their effectiveness. The
challenge for the police will be to find a way to embrace the spirit of the new social media in such a way that the content that is developed is convincing
and feels authentic to users.

This article Using social media as a means of improving public confidence written by Gary Copitch Chief Executive People’s Voice Media  and Professor Chris Fox of MMU explores this issue in more detail.

This article was first published in Safer Communities, Volume 9, Issue 2, April 2010.

See below for more work that People’s Voice Media has done on crime and disorder

poolie news: Community reporters explore crime and disorder in Hartlepool

Community Reporters have put together a podcast about attitudes to crime on the Callum and Fishwick estate in Preston.  Some great views and perspectives. Its not all bad.

Operation Vortex in Salford: Community Reporters were approached by Greater Manchester Police to film an operation that was going on in Salford and produced this blog.

See also the video of the operation that was produced by the community reporters.