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19 April 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 05:20 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Results from cases heard at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court are being put on Twitter by West Midlands Police.<\/p>\n

Ch Supt Stephen Armstrong said there had been a decline in court reporting in recent years and the initiative was designed to make the public more aware of the cases police deal with.<\/p>\n

The force is sending its own staff into court to cover the cases.<\/p>\n

It said the updates on the micro-blogging site were the first ever “tweet-a-thon” from a justice centre.<\/p>\n

The tweets<\/a> from the Grade-I listed Victorian courthouse were due to begin from 1000 BST. Police said it was too early to say if Tuesday’s initiative would be repeated.<\/p>\n

‘Peace of mind’<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Armstrong said: “We’ve seen over recent years a bit of a decline in court reporting, particularly through local newspapers as they’ve faced their own financial constraints.<\/p>\n

“That’s tended to result in the general public not knowing what happens in court and what the outcomes at courts are.<\/p>\n

“And this is our opportunity to raise that interest again and to show people there is a vast amount of police business going through courts and people are being dealt with and sentenced and punished for what they’ve done.”<\/p>\n

Assistant Chief Constable Garry Forsyth said: “West Midlands Police has truly embraced social media in our attempts to engage with audiences we have traditionally struggled to reach, including young people.<\/p>\n

“Many officers across the force region now regularly update their communities via Twitter, blogs and Facebook… and we’re about to launch a new Twitter account to track our police helicopter.<\/p>\n

“We hope that the ‘tweet-a-thon’ from Birmingham Magistrates’ Court will give people a flavour for the range of offenders we deal with, an insight into the court system and, importantly, peace of mind that justice is being done.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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