Welcome to the Lurking & Sliding into DMs: Police Use of Social Media training course. Within the past several years, law enforcement has begun to use social media more within the context of criminal investigations and surveillance. With the development of this powerful technology, courts have also been faced with new challenges in interpreting how the First and Fourth Amendments may be implicated by this use of social media. This program will address some of these developing areas, discuss the arguments being considered, the potential constitutional implications, and ways in which agencies can utilize social media to conduct criminal investigations and surveillance while complying with federal law.
This course will also focus on areas including:
- Discusses law enforcement’s growing use of social media in investigations and surveillance.
- Covers First and Fourth Amendment implications and federal law compliance.
Our training experts recommend this course for all officers, ranks, and command staff.
Instructor: Attorney Eric R. Atstupenas
Eric Atstupenas presently serves as the General Counsel for the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association. He serves as the secretary on the IACP Legal Officers Section board, a member of the IACP Committee on Human and Civil Rights, an associate member of the New England Association of Chiefs of Police and Central Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association and serves on the Board of Directors for the Municipal Police Institute, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to providing training to law enforcement in Massachusetts.
- Credit Hours: 2
- Class ID: 24-56-2-A1
- Area: 201
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