Crowdsourcing Criminology
"A field of scholarship that examines the ways in which online communities and other sources of media provide ordinary citizens opportunities to participate in crowdsourced investigations" (Gray & Benning, 2019, p. 1)
Crowdsourcing criminology
The podcast this article is based on a study of
The Vanished
Social media most used by police
Facebook and Twitter
The year Shane and Ilya met for the first time
2009
This Edmonton Oilers player has a nickname derived from a biblical figure
Connor McDavid
Assumes that a group can solve a problem more effectively than an expert, despite the group's lack of relevant expertise (Goodchild & Glennon, 2010, p. 233)
Collective intelligence
"The co-creation of true stories with an active audience" (p. 1703)
Participatory journalism
The two-way method of communication
Push and pull
The team Ilya plays for
Boston Raiders
Atlantic, Metro, Central, Pacific
NHL divisions
The people who may have witnessed a crime either before or after it took place
The crowdsourcing audience
The time period when the first few steps of collaborative case solving are most active after a podcast episode is aired
First week
Offences most likely to be interacted with
Ones that individuals perceive to be severe
Shane's female love interest
Rose Landry
This duo was split up after another heartbreaking game 7 loss, marking the end of an era for the hockey club
Mitch Marner & Auston Matthews
(1) selectively creating a narrative (2) omitting legally relevant facts (3) taking information out of context
Three infotainment techniques
The key factor contributing to healthy collaboration between community members on all social media platforms
Podcast maintaining peace and order
Crime type rated most severe
Sexual Assault
The location of Shane's cottage (filming location)
Muskoka, Ontario
He will captain the Canadian Olympic hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Sidney Crosby
The disproportionate media focus on and resources given to attractive, young, white, middle-class women
Missing white girl syndrome
The rhetoric "that protects white people and perpetuates harmful stereotypes against people of color" (p. 1704)
Danger narrative
Photo most likely to influence social media engagement
Photo of the offender
Kip's dad
George Grady
He's played in six Stanley Cup Finals but only won once
Corey Perry