Webthe police department in camden, n. j. , was disbanded and rebuilt from the ground up. Crime has dropped, but residents say community relations could be better. Webcamden, new jersey, which for years was synonymous with crime, reimagined and transformed its police force seven years ago. A steady drop in violence. (ap) — to scott thomson, changing the culture of policing in america is a relatively simple process. It’s just not an easy one. Webas a movement grows in american cities and suburbs to overhaul police departments and confront their long records of racially unjust, violent enforcement,. Webnew jersey provides a model for authorities trying to reform law enforcement after floyd protests. Joseph wysocki, metro police chief for camden. Webone prominent case in the debate is camden, new jersey, which disbanded its police force in 2012, converting it to the camden metro division of the camden. Webnearly half of its 360 officers were laid off. Webas the united states comes to terms with police brutality and misconduct, camden is being touted as an early adopter of law enforcement reform. Webcamden, new jersey disbanded its city police, after years of high crime levels and reports of police violence and corruption. For seven years now, a recreated. Webhistorically one of the country's most impoverished and violent cities, camden, new jersey, has been working to rebuild its police force from the ground up,.
