Abstract:
Technology has made it easy for criminals to carry out their illegal activities.
Communities are gradually becoming computer-generated where people no longer
converge at physical locations to take decisions. The measure of crime in modern times
signifies a substantial challenge to law enforcement agencies in Ghana. Social media
tools such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram have made it
extremely easy for any subscriber to share comments, pictures, and videos with millions
of people around the world. Due to the prevalence of social media use, criminals in
Ghana have technologically advanced in their activities. Businesses and citizens are being
tracked, monitored and ultimately attacked or robbed. The study aims to investigate how
the Ghana Police Service uses social media tools to enforce the laws of Ghana. Owing to
this, it employs the qualitative approach and a single case study respectively. The study
reveals that the Ghana Police Service is taking advantage of the accrued benefits
provided by social media platforms to improve upon its law enforcement mandate.
However, there are indications that the Ghana Police Service needs to up its game on the
use of social media for crime detection and prevention. The study made it possible for
some notable senior police officers at the Ghana National Police Headquarters to be
interviewed for the desired information.
Description:
A DISSERTATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND
MEDIA STUDIES, FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES EDUCATION
AND COMMUNICATION, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE
STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA, IN PARTIAL
FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
MASTER OF ARTS (BUSINESS COMMUNICATION) DEGREE.
DECEMBER, 2017