Social Media: Facebook and Police Major Planning Events.

Abstract

The present article focus the utilization of social media, namely Facebook, as a police strategic element. The aim is the analysis of facebook, for the data collecting, in open source, and utility in helping to produce the core strategy of police action is major events. The methodology more appropriated to the theme was the thematic analysis of the interviews applied to police officials that promote and are involved with the major planning events. The social media allows, when analyzed, allows a proactive intervention, as so it is a strategic element to the police forces.