Webwhile police elsewhere clashed with black lives matter protesters outraged by the latest death of a black man detained by police, camden officers marched calmly. Webnine years ago, a u. s. Community with soaring violent crime rates got rid of its municipal force and brought in a new vision for community policing. 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,. Webwhile police elsewhere clashed with black lives matter protesters outraged by the latest death of a black man detained by police, camden officers marched calmly. Webcamden, n. j. , took its own big step in 2013. Webviolent crime in the city has decreased 42 percent since 2012, officials say. Former police chief scott thomson has lauded the restructuring and new training. Webthe camden option is one approach to reform at a time when authorities across the us are considering overhauling police departments in response to outrage over the killing of. 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. Webwhile police elsewhere clashed with black lives matter protesters outraged by the latest death of a black man detained by police, camden officers marched calmly. Webthe reasons why camden, n. j. Dissolved and rebuilt its police department are very different from why activists are now calling for similar moves across the country.
