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Policing the Public Square in the Digital Age: More Than Just Crowd Control
Ryan Lee, protests, demonstrations, maintaining public order, public order policing, information age, social media, digital age Future Policing Institute staff Ryan Lee, protests, demonstrations, maintaining public order, public order policing, information age, social media, digital age Future Policing Institute staff

Policing the Public Square in the Digital Age: More Than Just Crowd Control

The complexities of public order policing in the digital age present a wide breadth of challenges to police agencies, regardless of size or region of the country. Social media and widespread information sharing pose both new opportunities and challenges for the police. The information landscape has fundamentally changed how protests unfold and how authorities need to respond.

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