More than a week after Apple’s WWDC keynote, I’m still trying to wrap my brain around everything that was announced. I went into San Francisco’s Moscone Center West expecting to see the Cupertino company unveil iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 Yosemite , a few new features, maybe some […] .
Tag: criminal
The Los Angeles Police Department Predicts and Fights Crime With Big Data
When the movie Minority Report was released in 2002, the predicting and consequently preventing of crime was still science fiction. It was far away and criminals-to-be had not to fear about predictive analytics being used by the police. Fast-forward to 2014 and things have changed. Although we are still […] .
In the online hunt for criminals, social media is the ultimate snitch
“I’d been looking for this robbery suspect. Detectives were at a dead end; I decide to look and see if the guy has Facebook. He does, completely unsecured, and had just ‘checked-in’ at a strip club. Search the lot, find a car matching the description of what he was seen […] .
Social Networking and Law Enforcement
From Facebook to twitter , MySpace and LinkedIn , social media is changing the way business is done across the professional spectrum. This is particularly evident in the areas of criminology and criminal justice , where law enforcement officers and researchers alike are finding new and unique ways to […] .
It’s Time for Truth on Social Media
“If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” I heard those words early in my journalism career. Reporters are trained to verify information they receive by confirming with a trusted source, but the media landscape has changed, even since I first heard that adage. With social networks […]