OPINION: Identifying solutions to the root causes of violent crime

Over the last 12 years the Camden County Police Department has brought violent crime down to historically low levels in Camden City.

The approach has always been to work with the community and look to build bridges wherever we can to create a safer place for residents.

Over the years we noticed that we started to hit a wall when it came to making progress on crime reduction so Chief Gabriel Rodriguez and my colleagues wanted to examine some of the root causes of crime to start finding preempted solutions to continue the progress.

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