SMART LAW ENFORCEMENT 2020

Crime solving rate 50%, civil rights 100%. Open Letter to all democratic Police & Justice Leaders

In 2020, smart, semi automatic law enforcement ensures that citizens can protect themselves better. Only offenders of the law and criminals, not decent citizens, are confronted, bothered and checked. Smart law enforcement is preventive law enforcement. Non-fraudulent persons can remain anonymous; fraudulent persons and people violating the rules, are exposed in real-time. An intelligent device does not function anymore after it is stolen, so why bother to steal? No more embarrassing pictures on internet put there by angry ex-partners; without the built in permission the screen automatically goes black. From "punishment and fines afterwards" we move towards "preventing rules from being broken".

The mobile telephone will be the ultimate safety instrument. In 2020 it will be used as environmental check, passport and lie detector. It will enable citizens to protect themselves better. Personal camera's will be used for personal safety. We will have "victim technology for victim empowerment". Privacy will no longer function as unlawful hiding place for evil, but as rightful hiding place for decent citizens. In 2020, citizens will have gained back control over their (virtual) life. Key words are: self control, self protection, self defense, self safety.

Thanks to smart law enforcement, the world will be a much safer place in 2020, and citizens will have more power. We will have a crime solving percentage of 50% (and not 20% as it is now), without any loss of civil rights. At last, crime does not pay anymore... Smart enforcement means less criminal justice and more civil law, which is more effective. It also means that a sizeable portion of police work disappears. Police officers shall have more effective time on the streets for their monopoly: using physical violence. They will spend considerable less time at their desk. Of course, fines as an income source for government will have disappeared. That barrier prevented the innovation. Smart innovation by the police and justice departments means: integrating smart enforcement in every day safety processes. Getting rid of perverse institutional incentives, like police fines as a source of government income. And, most important, restoring the authority of the police officers on the streets. Without that, all technology is useless.

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