Webrethinking our fundamental assumptions about the role of police in society, how the police should think about their approaches to serving communities, to what. (ap) — to scott thomson, changing the culture of policing in america is a relatively simple process. It’s just not an easy one. Are now looking to camden as a model. Webwe have identified three important and interrelated shifts that define our transformative police reform agenda. The first two are analytical shifts. (ap) — to scott thomson, changing the culture of policing in america is a relatively simple process. It’s just not an easy one. Webnow other us cities are looking to camden, which dissolved its police department in 2013 and rebuilt it from the ground up, as an example of how they can. A story of police reform in progress. The film and this accompanying screening guide are a part of a project titled the guardians: Stories of 21st century. Webnearly half of its 360 officers were laid off. 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,.