Social media and criminal justice, a complicated relationship

The aim of the project Social Media in Law Enforcement Practice was to analyze the extent and methods of social media use by criminal justice institutions in Poland, as well as the impact of social media on their functioning. Law enforcement and criminal justice agencies may use social media for communication (both internal and external), investigation, and evidence gathering (Denef et al., 2012; Waszkiewicz, 2022). During our study, we have attempted to examine each of these characteristics.