Tweets and Threats: How gangs and police use social media

Tweets and Threats: How gangs and police use social media
Tweets and Threats: How gangs and police use social media

Tweets and Threats: How gangs and police use social media

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YouTube, Twitter, Facebook — social media has fundamentally changed how we communicate. A new article from the Associated Press titled “Tweets and Threats” points out how digital communication is also changing the face of street gangs. Joining us in studio are Eddie Bocanegra and Alex Del Toro from YMCA of Metro Chicago’s Youth Safety and Violence Prevention Program. Photo: Flickr/eldh