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Transforming a police force
http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2014/09/03/transforming-a-police-force/?hpt=ac_mid"SNIP......................
Confrontations with police armed with military weapons and vehicles are some of the iconic images to emerge from the chaos and violence in Ferguson, Missouri after the shooting death of Michael Brown. A New Jersey city that just a few years ago ranked dead last when it came to murders, shootings and drugs has transformed its police force by moving away from militarization. Deborah Feyerick looks at how that move may have also turned around the city of Camden.
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