And the County Police Department hired back .66% of the City of Camden police force which effectively doubled the number of LEO on the street. Also, while there was corruption in the City police force (the entire City government was corrupt), that was not the main reason for "disbanding" the police force; rather, the City could no longer afford the contract with the police union, with all its goodies, including featherbedding which resulted in more cops sitting behind desks than making arrests on the streets. The only realistic way to get rid of the union contract was to get rid of the union and the only way to get rid of the union was to get rid of the police department. The City, however, could not simply replace the old police department with a new police department, because that would have been an unfair labor practice. Hence, the State jumped in to create a new police force at the county level. And while the Camden County Police Force unionized within a year of being formed, they opted for a difference union representative, who took a more pragmatic approach to negotiating the new contract.
thanks Labyrinthos - good info