Effectiveness of Police Social Media Use

@article{Beshears2017EffectivenessOP,
  title={Effectiveness of Police Social Media Use},
  author={Michael L. Beshears},
  journal={American Journal of Criminal Justice},
  year={2017},
  volume={42},
  pages={489-501}
}
Specifically, this study was an examination of the role of social media for and by Arkansas sheriff offices with respect to community relations efforts and the solving of crimes. A review of the literature led to an examination of the relationship between predictor variables frequency and quality of social media communication, while using county population density and county social economic status (SES) as control variables. A hierarchical multiple linear regression model was used to evaluate… Expand
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