The YouTube video, "Social Media Helps Police Catch Burglars"features a new aspect of justice that did not exist before this current social media revolution society is currently in the midst of. Local Police in Boca Raton, FL are finding that posting security footage on social media websites ads well as sending them out via e-mail lists are becoming more and more common, as well ultimately successful in finding criminals.
Websites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have all been allies of the police force in their recent efforts to capture criminals. Not only are social networking sites changing the way we communicate with others, they are now being used in society as social mediators almost, keeping the peace through informing and educating those in your community.
Social media makes targeting a specific community easier than ever. With options on certain sites like Facebook where you can target an update to reach a specific community or network as well as Twitter where localized Twitter pages can retweet to reach a desired audience. Social media is an extremely useful tool for as wide as the federal government to share news as well as a country's police force to find a burglar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBkRj-4gbtY
