And we’re back! I just wanted to take moments to invite you to CURE’s first event of the Fall semester: Police, Policing, and Police Reform: Implications for the Future of our Cities. It’s happening tomorrow (Thursday, Sept. 10th, 12:30-1:30). Here’s the details. I’m excited to be moderating — we have some incredibly talented folks speaking … Continue reading Police, Policing, and Police Reform: Implications for the Future of our Cities…
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— Jim Walsh has graciously pointed out that I’m using a mix of county and city stats here. That’s fixed. Here’s his article on recent crime increases in Camden. — thanks for your patience, sd This post is long past it’s expiration date, but I’ve been trying to supplement the poor data comparisons used in the article with better … Continue reading Chief Thomson Speaks to Paul Ryan, and Camden Politicians Still Cherry-Pick Crime Data…
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I stopped by The Village of Camden meeting this past Monday. Most of the meeting was taken up by Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard’s “theory of change” presentation, about the logic behind the changes the school district has made in Camden. That certainly deserves its own post. But there was an announcement at the end of the … Continue reading The Metro Police Needs Officers, the Community is Trying to Provide Them…
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Sam Wood and Michael Boren’s latest article on Camden’s Metro Police highlights that the new police department is hemorrhaging officers, and even filing suit to recover training costs for policemen who are leaving to join forces in neighboring towns. The story is important, and the Camden County NAACP who has been gathering information on this … Continue reading What does Equilibrium look like for the Metro Police?…
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I’ve spent plenty of time here criticizing various parties for leaving out importance context about the changes in crime numbers after the creation of the Camden County Metro Police force. Many of these gains depend on comparisons to a pair of outlier years, showing gains that disappear when compared to earlier years more in line … Continue reading Camden County GOP Commits Mathematical Malpractice in Press Release…
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I’ve been watching the reporting (particularly the Inky’s Michael Boren, who is doing a fantastic job) around the Pennsauken debate over becoming a part of the county-run police force. I’m finding the process fascinating, especially since there is such a direct comparison with what happened in Camden City and because the city is the only … Continue reading A Natural Experiment: Pennsauken Considers County Police Force…
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