UK riots: police could adopt US methods, says 'supercop' Bill Bratton
new leader Cameron says Britain can not "stop his departure" of gang crime and must address the underlying causes
The UK can not stop its violence and its output must address the root causes of disturbances, such as racial tensions, crime adviser to new Prime Minister of the United States "Supercop "Bill Bratton warned.
The first New York and Los Angeles police chief, who will meet with David Cameron next month to share its experience in the fight against gang violence and crime in the streets, said fight against crime solutions that have worked in the United States, such as the police force more ethnically diverse, you could get results in the UK.
Bratton said that British police had to focus on calming racial tensions, work more with community leaders and civil rights groups, noting that communities could not "arrest their way out "of gang crime.
Employmentmore police officers from ethnic minorities is another potential long-term solution to stop the future of disease, he said.
"Part of the problem in the future is how to make the police more attractive to a changing population," said Bratton.
Los Angeles and New York had benefited from the police that "reflects the ethnic composition of cities."
"is certainly appropriate to arrest the most violent, incorrigible, but many of them may be treated differently and not just a matter of policy, it is indeed a social problem," said the states United At ABC radio.
"It's not easy, it's a tough job, but you can do and in many ways to say you should do, because they simply can not continue the how they lived. "
Bratton, who is chairman of the private security company Kroll, said that social networks could be useful for law enforcement in tracking gang activity. "The idea is to stay ahead of the violence rather than just react," he said.
The police should be more assertive in dealing with criminals criminals "are afraid" and lose confidence in their ability to commit crimes, said in an interview with the Daily Telegraph.
Over the past two decades, Bratton has earned a reputation for introducing strong measures to reduce crime, especially in Los Angeles, where he is credited with the advent of an era of security streets and improved relations between police and communities.
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