Crimestoppers puts Most Wanted list on Facebook

By Mathew Little, Third Sector Online, 15 May 2008

Crimestoppers is using social networking site Facebook to publicise its Most Wanted appeals, which give details of suspects police are looking for, alongside photos and CCTV footage. Before now they were shown only on the charity's website.

Crimestoppers’ new Facebook page also contains case studies, YouTube videos and a discussion forum on crime topics such as gun and knife crime, and police stop-and-search powers. “Social networking sites are becoming increasingly important media outlets for charities because they have the potential to reach huge untapped audiences, especially among...

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