Camden County Police Department: Crime Analysis, Technical Assistance, and Consultation

In 2013, facing high levels of crime, Camden, New Jersey transferred policing responsibilities to their surrounding county agency. The Camden County Police Department (CCPD) received a grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) to explore the impact of this transition and identify lessons learned for other agencies. The Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs (WRI) at Rutgers University conducted this assessment and provided technical assistance to the department. This publication reports their findings on topics including arrest and clearance rates, "hot spot" crime locations, citywide distribution of service calls, and the effects of camera surveillance, liquor establishment checks, foot patrols, and multijurisdictional task forces.

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Author: Tracy A. Swan, Gwendolyn L. Harris, Spencer T. Clayton, Louis Tuthill

Federal Sponsor Agency: COPS Office

Length: 31 pages

Publication Date: July 2020

Publication Type: PDF