New Ideas in Policing. Learning from Other Countries.

摘要

U.S. policing has been an incubator of innovation. Practices developed here have been adopted around the world. Unlike most of the rest of the world, policing in the United States is a local--not a federal responsibility. Law enforcement agencies in the United States have been free to experiment with different practices and policies as long as they are consistent with U.S. constitutional restrictions. The result has been many effective practices developed by local law enforcement agencies, including policies on handling domestic violence, early warning systems, and the use of laptop computers and video cameras in patrol cars. The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has played a key role in recognizing and promulgating innovative practices and supporting the development of new technologies.