Chasing Change in Camden: Police Reform in One of America’s Most Violent Cities

• In Event: Lightning Talk: Police Accountability

Abstract

Preview of John’s forthcoming book “Chasing Change in Camden: Police Reform in One of America’s Most Violent Cities” (Temple University Press, fall 2025). It will cover some of the big picture takeaways from the police reform efforts in the Camden County (NJ) Police Department, which has been heralded in national and international news since 2015 and summer 2020 in particular as a model for other problem agencies.

Author

• John Shjarback, Rowan University