Should they defund police? And what rules need to be implemented?

Darthcervantes · Jun 9, 2020

Sirius Black said: ↑

According to CNN this has been done before.

(CNN)Last week, Minneapolis officials confirmed they were considering a fairly rare course of action: disbanding the city police department.

It's not the first locale to break up a department, but no cities as populous have ever attempted it. Minneapolis City Council members haven't specified what or who will replace it if the department disbands.

Camden, New Jersey, may be the closest thing to a case study they can get

The city, home to a population about 17% of Minneapolis' size, dissolved its police department in 2012 and replaced it with an entirely new one after corruption rendered the existing agency unfixable.

Now, seven years after the old department was booted (though around 100 officers were rehired), the city's crime has dropped by close to half. Officers host outdoor parties for residents and knock on doors to introduce themselves. It's a radically different Camden than it was even a decade ago. Here's how they did it.
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How is this an example of "its been done before"? they STILL have a police force

61falcon · Jun 9, 2020

Camden NewJersey was a huge hot bed of all kinds of crimes several years ago. They disbanded their police force and completely reorganized it with a huge emphasis on community relations and getting to know the residents and their children.Their crime rate is now at an all time low with citizens and police coexisting on a friendly basis.

RodB · Jun 10, 2020

Sirius Black said: ↑

According to CNN this has been done before.

(CNN)Last week, Minneapolis officials confirmed they were considering a fairly rare course of action: disbanding the city police department.

It's not the first locale to break up a department, but no cities as populous have ever attempted it. Minneapolis City Council members haven't specified what or who will replace it if the department disbands.

Camden, New Jersey, may be the closest thing to a case study they can get

The city, home to a population about 17% of Minneapolis' size, dissolved its police department in 2012 and replaced it with an entirely new one after corruption rendered the existing agency unfixable.

Now, seven years after the old department was booted (though around 100 officers were rehired), the city's crime has dropped by close to half. Officers host outdoor parties for residents and knock on doors to introduce themselves. It's a radically different Camden than it was even a decade ago. Here's how they did it.
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Sounds like a major fudge: replacing is not at all the same as disbanding.

Zorro · Jun 10, 2020

THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ABOLISHING THE POLICE: New York Legislature Repeals Notorious Police Secrecy Law. New York was a national outlier in hiding police misconduct records. The state legislature finally repealed the law responsible for it.

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