Rebecca Neusteter’s new book highlights the flaws in our crisis response infrastructure

We probably shouldn’t de-Flock the police.

“What we know”

“What we know”

“What we know”

My forthcoming book chapter for Critical Issues in Policing

Police often cite dramatic anecdotes about how Flock cameras help solve crimes — but does the research back them up?

Flock Safety cameras, the most widely used automatic license plate readers in the country, are facing new pushback in response to privacy concerns.

ALPRs can improve policing and public safety, but we need stronger safeguards to prevent abuse and protect privacy.

Abstract. The current study applies variation in departmental deadly force policies by examining constraining and obligating language for a sub-set of poli

John Shjarback writes about the dangers that come from police shooting into moving vehicles.

John Shjarback writes about the dangers that come from police shooting into moving vehicles.

A preliminary autopsy review shows the bullet a police officer fired that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley entered from the right side of his chest.

A Mississippi police officer shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart while responding to a shoplifting call.

Camden, New Jersey’s homicide rate in 2025 was four times the national average – still high, but a marked change from when it was 18 times the national average in 2012.

In their own words, members of the community tell the story of how change came to the city, once among the nation’s deadliest.

Follow-up components and walk-in models must be part of the plan (plus my academic origin story)

I study police.

Camden residents fear a "slippery slope" as police add expensive drones while social problems like addiction remain the "biggest unresolved issue" in the community.

Research on Revising Deadly Force Policies Would Suggest Yes

As Camden County Police expand drone programs, surveillance in New Jersey is becoming more common.

By now many Americans have seen multiple angles of the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.

By now many Americans have seen multiple angles of the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.

Community policing and surveillance technology have helped reduce crime, but Camden's homicide rate remains higher than Trenton, Paterson, and Newark.

Colonie PD’s new program blends neuroscience and field realism to reduce one of policing’s highest-liability risks

Camden continues to see historic lows, but homicides per capita in the city remain above national numbers.

A low-hanging fruit measure to reduce a sub-set of police shootings of citizens