
“As the New Jersey city of Camden blasts through its all-time-high homicide record — exceeding 60 murders so far this year — city officials have an unusual solution to rising crime: laying off the entire police department. Camden officials say it’s the only affordable way to bring down crime, but critics call the strategy a deliberate move to bust the police union. People say they turn to crime because they can’t make money doing anything else.”
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/06/166658788/crime-ridden-camden-to-dump-city-police-force
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