The British police have been in the news recently over the phone-hacking scandal, undercover officers and the strategies they employ during protests. But these are the complex areas of policing. The more routine bits – such as dealing with burglary, traffic accidents and neighbourhood disputes – still go on. Here, budget cuts are the biggest issue in town.
What can we learn from New York’s policing success?
The former commissioner of the Met, Ian Blair, on lessons - and a warning - from across the Atlantic
