metro police

Treating CMD residents as criminals before we know them

There have been any number of passionate and resonating responses to the lack of indictments in both the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases. There is “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot:” There is #BlackLivesMatter:    And now there is “This Stops Today.” Camden, like many cities, towns and even countries, is standing up. Today (Thursday, the … Continue reading Treating CMD residents as criminals before we know them…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Local Knowledge.

Community Voice: A Former Camden Cop Challenges the Narrative

This guest post, from a former Camden police officer, was passed along to me by the Camden County NAACP. The post is in response to a post by Channel 3 News in Memphis titled “What Memphis can learn from the war on crime in Camden.” Here is Memphis video, followed by the guest post. The Truth Memphis: … Continue reading Community Voice: A Former Camden Cop Challenges the Narrative…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden, Community Voice.

Balancing Police Cameras with Privacy Concerns

Hat tip to Blue Jersey for publicizing this ACLU guide to ensuring privacy alongside Police Body-Mounted Cameras, something which has significant support in New Jersey and that we could see in Camden. Here are excerpts from the report:  Although we generally take a dim view of the proliferation of surveillance cameras in American life, police … Continue reading Balancing Police Cameras with Privacy Concerns…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden.

A “Compassionate Approach” to Prostitution, and its Critic

Last week, there was a lot of attention paid to a “compassionate approach” to prostitution by Camden police. I think there’s a lot to like here, and like to see police treating folks on the street as people first. That said, I know there are some big controversies in the sex-worker advocacy world, so I … Continue reading A “Compassionate Approach” to Prostitution, and its Critic…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden.

Kudos to the Courier-Post, not so much to Gov. Christie

There are a lot of critiques of media here and across Camden, so I always like to highlight when someone does a nice job. The Courier-Post and Philadelphia Inquirer, for all their warts, provide consistently more nuanced coverage of Camden than national outlets. Do we yearn for the days when there was a newspaper based … Continue reading Kudos to the Courier-Post, not so much to Gov. Christie…

Posted by Stephen Danley in Camden.