Isa M. Abbassi says he believes in ‘strong oversight and accountability’

The police force was dismantled a decade ago, then remade

Community policing has been shown to have positive effects on public relations within neighborhoods

The group provides support for residents who want to improve issues in their neighborhood without assigning blame

Peter Harvey, the federally appointed monitor of the Newark Police Department, is working on a five-year plan to reform the institution.

The federal monitor brought in to oversee wholesale reform of the Newark Police Department confronts an embedded culture. Are they ready to change? The state ...