Searching for the Forgotten

Examining the Online Presence of Victims of Police Killings

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ID22009481
AuthorsJennifer Pierre (0000-0002-3918-0411, University of California, Los Angeles), Morgan Currie (0000-0003-4569-7190, University of Edinburgh), Britt Paris (0000-0003-1527-7953, Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights), Irene Pasquetto, Irene V Pasquetto (0000-0002-2790-0629, University of Michigan)
Year2021
Publication date2021-09-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2162-3317 • E-ISSN: 2162-3317
PublisherUniversity of Illinois Libraries (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5210/spir.v2021i0.12225
OpenAlexW3199436471
LanguageEN
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This paper examines the potential role of social media in enhancing the understanding and perception of victims of police killings and the data collection surrounding these incidents. Through a series of content analysis and social media mining exercises, the authors observe the emergence of three distinct types of social media content offered on victims of police killings: persistence of the deceased’s activity across social media, sensational commentary on videos and blog postings, and memorials on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. As part of a larger investigation of the availability and accessibility of official police homicide data, this paper aims to present social media data as a potentially powerful source of information to supplement quantitative reports. This process may be especially useful for the most affected communities, particularly BIPOC communities

Criminology · Homicide · Internet privacy · Perception · Poison control · Political science · Social media · Suicide prevention · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies · Law · Medicine · Psychology

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