(ap) β€” to scott thomson, changing the culture of policing in america is a relatively simple process.

Webaccording to police department data, camden’s annual homicide tally has fallen from 67 in 2012 to 25 last year;

Webthomson led a tumultuous police department makeover in camden, new jersey β€” a poor city of mostly brown and black residents just across the river from.

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Are now looking to camden as a model.

And assault with a gun.

Robberies from 755 to 304;

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,.

Webas a movement grows in american cities and suburbs to overhaul police departments and confront their long records of racially unjust, violent enforcement,.

It’s just not an easy one.

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