W. Linnemann and review any supplemental materials contained in the module prior to addressing the
following:
Lee and McGovern (2014, p. 213) claim that Facebook and Crimestoppers are simply the new Neighborhood
Watch: “traditional policing reframed . . . through new technologies.” Do you agree with this assessment? What
can social media enable the police to do which they could not by traditional means?
Likewise, some commentators have questioned the ability of visual evidence to bring about substantial reform in
the conduct and character of police. Do you agree with this assessment? How has visual evidence made an
impact on policing? How has it not?