Зарубіжний досвід використання правоохоронними органами систем відеоспостереження у протидії злочинності

In today’s world, video surveillance is a key element of law enforcement, that helps prevent and solve crimes, detect offenses and increase the level of security of citizens. Combined with new video analytics technologies (face and object recognition, motion detection, people counting, unauthorized access detection), surveillance cameras allow you to identify, control, and track people and vehicles. That is why they have become widely used by law enforcement officers to monitor public places, prevent crimes, monitor compliance with traffic rules, solve crimes, and identify criminals. The author analyzed the best foreign experience of implementing modern information technologies by law enforcement agencies to combat crime. In particular, the author examines the use of video surveillance by Chinese law enforcement agencies, which is used by the police to control public safety, search for suspects, monitor public events, and even implement a social rating system. The article also highlights the use of video surveillance systems for the purpose of investigating terrorist activities in the United Kingdom, namely, in identifying and charging persons involved in criminal activities. The main capabilities of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) police camera network (PolCam) are considered, which not only help prevent and solve crimes, but also expand the capabilities of the police in terms of situational awareness and allow officers to respond more quickly to incidents related to violations of law and order on the ground. The latest technological capabilities of the Israeli police in the field of control over the movement of citizens and in the field of road safety are analyzed in detail. The specifics of the use of MONOcam «smart» radars by the German police, which are used to record many traffic offenses, are highlighted. Based on the analysis, the author proposes to introduce modern video surveillance technologies into the activities of the National Police of Ukraine.