The dynamics of web-based community safety groups: Lessons learned from the nation of neighbors [social sciences]

IEEE Signal Processing Magazine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 157-162

  Sopan, Awalin ^a   Rey, P J ^b   Shneiderman, Ben ^a  

^a Institute of Advanced Computer Science   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; DISASTER PREVENTION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); WATCHES;

DISASTER PLANNING; LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; ON-LINE SOCIAL NETWORKS; REAL TIME; RESEARCH CHALLENGES; RESEARCH STUDIES; VISUAL ANALYTICS; WEB-BASED COMMUNITIES;

COMPUTER CRIME;

EID: 85032751821     PISSN: 10535888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MSP.2013.2276513     Document Type: Article

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