HUMBERSIDE Police chief constable Justine Curran has launched a series of YouTube videos for staff. Ms Curran said she would be updating officers and staff on police force news through short films on the video-sharing website.
In the first video, she said she wants to increase the force's use of modern technology to communicate with staff and the public.
Sitting in her office at Priory Road police station in west Hull, Ms Curran says: "This is about us really trying to communicate as best we can with everybody inside and outside the organisation.
"We need to get more modern and more effective and this is our first attempt at doing so.
"While we know it won't be perfect and we may have some challenges as we go along, it is about trying to get information across effectively in short, sharp bursts that people will actually find useful."
The videos will replace email bulletins that were previously sent to staff and officers, which could not be seen by the public.
She says: "In our other lives, with our other hats on, we communicate in lots of different ways and we expect quick, short and sharp communication, so people want us to use modern methods."
The first three-minute film sees Ms Curran answering whether it is difficult to keep staff updated, if the idea has come from staff feedback and what the next steps for the organisation are.
She says: "I think the sky should be the limit for us.
"It's obviously challenging, indeed sometimes it makes me feel a little bit like an old lady, but the possibilities are endless.
"As a team, we need to be getting information out to you, so whether it is through video bulletins or through the web or question and answer sessions and using every available bit of modern technology, we want to get a lot more across to people quickly and accessibly and use as much modern technology as we can, whether it is scary or not."
More films can be viewed by visiting Humberside Police's YouTube channel, HPHumberbeat.
