# Social Media Mug Shots The Evesham Police Department Post Perpetrators to Facebook Page By Meghan Young | Published 2010-08-17 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evesham-police-department References: [fastcompany](http://www.fastcompany.com/1681227/new-jersey-police-to-shame-drunk-drivers-on-facebook) & [facebook](http://www.facebook.com/pages/Marlton-NJ/Evesham-Township-Police-NJ/319370858258) If you live in Evesham, New Jersey, I suggest you behave or the Evesham Police Department will post all your indiscretions on their [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/user-first-social-media) page. And no, you did not read that wrong. They have a Facebook page and they post photographs of perpetrators such as car thieves, shoplifters and child pornographers. Yet the Evesham Police Department has stirred up quite the controversy, namely about [privacy issues](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deleteme). The name and shame game may help deter crime, but is it against the law? As Bernard Bell, a law professor at Rutgers University, surmises, "There might be a potential defamation claim where posting a picture and information was negligent and the suspect isn't a public figure." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 21% | Activity: 50% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Online Public Shaming:** Exploring opportunities to leverage social media platforms for public shaming to discourage illegal activities and deter crime. - **Privacy Concerns in Law Enforcement:** Identifying ways to balance law enforcement initiatives with privacy concerns in the digital age. - **Legal Implications of Social Media Policing:** Examining the potential legal challenges and liabilities associated with using social media platforms for law enforcement purposes. ### Who This Affects Most - **Law Enforcement:** Discovering innovative approaches for law enforcement agencies to leverage social media platforms for crime prevention and public safety. - **Social Media:** Exploring opportunities for social media platforms to enhance crime prevention efforts through collaboration with law enforcement agencies. - **Legal Services:** Providing legal advice and guidance on the implications and potential liabilities for law enforcement agencies using social media platforms in their operations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Collaborative Surveillance Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ring-neighbors.md) - [Proactive Police Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/police-apps.md) - [Home Safety Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-selfie-effect.md) - [Police Filming Awareness Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/get-real-movement.md) - [Safety-Oriented Social Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instagram-10.md) - [Collaborative Policing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/policing-app.md) - [Group Face Blurring Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blur-faces.md) - [Online Abuse-Condemning Murals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marcus-rashford-mural.md) - [Perpetrator-Targeted Domestic Abuse Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/domestic-abuse-prevention-ad.md)