{"593855":{"#nid":"593855","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GTPD recognized for social media innovation in law enforcement","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) was honored by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police for its use of social media during their annual meeting in Savannah July 25.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s great to be recognized by our peers for our efforts on social media,\u0026rdquo; said GTPD Chief Rob Connolly. \u0026ldquo;The students are a big part of our success. Not only do they help us make content decisions about what to post that will connect best with the campus, but they also staff our social media center, offering information to help keep the campus safe.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police awards the Dr. Curtis McClung\/Motorola Award of Excellence annually to departments that implement innovative programs that have an impact on the community and help achieve the department\u0026rsquo;s mission, goals and objectives.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGTPD established its social media center in spring of 2016. They now employ eight students in the center, which is managed by Officer Joshua Strully, and maintain an active presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and reddit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We want to continue to grow our use of social media and expand our reach,\u0026rdquo; Strully said. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re looking forward to a great semester and building on the foundation that has been laid.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBy Jonathan Bowers\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGTPD was honored by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police for its use of social media during their annual meeting in Savannah July 25.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GTPD\u0027s social media efforts earn recognition from Georgia police chiefs"}],"uid":"28797","created_gmt":"2017-07-31 17:28:53","changed_gmt":"2017-07-31 17:28:53","author":"Lance Wallace","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-07-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"593854":{"id":"593854","type":"image","title":"GTPD Social Media Award","body":null,"created":"1501519577","gmt_created":"2017-07-31 16:46:17","changed":"1501519577","gmt_changed":"2017-07-31 16:46:17","alt":"","file":{"fid":"226378","name":"CurtisMcClungAwardofExcellence.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CurtisMcClungAwardofExcellence.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CurtisMcClungAwardofExcellence.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":175636,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/CurtisMcClungAwardofExcellence.jpg?itok=D7SoFluF"}},"593853":{"id":"593853","type":"image","title":"GTPD Social Media Center","body":null,"created":"1501519401","gmt_created":"2017-07-31 16:43:21","changed":"1501519401","gmt_changed":"2017-07-31 16:43:21","alt":"","file":{"fid":"226377","name":"SMRS 1.jpg.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SMRS%201.jpg.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SMRS%201.jpg.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":417183,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/SMRS%201.jpg.jpeg?itok=jhV8dlek"}}},"media_ids":["593854","593853"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2017\/03\/31\/gtpd-leads-way-law-enforcement-use-social-media","title":"GTPD Leads the Way in Law Enforcement Use of Social Media"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1303","name":"GT Police Department"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2543","name":"GTPD"},{"id":"3390","name":"Georgia Tech Police Department"},{"id":"170608","name":"social media center"},{"id":"175039","name":"Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police"},{"id":"175036","name":"Officer Joshua Strully"},{"id":"175040","name":"Chief Robert Connolly"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Elance.wallace@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lance.wallace@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}