GOP candidate Chris Christie outlining proposals for changes in criminal

“Justice is something we have to build together in our communities”.

In a 41-minute speech at a gym in Camden, the deeply troubled city he often cites as a success story for his initiatives as governor, Christie detailed a policy that emphasizes rehabilitation over what he called an “armored fist”.

Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday a revamped police force in this struggling city can serve as a model for the rest of the nation.

Christie, who has advocated treating drug addiction as a disease, also called for mandatory drug courts across the country.

Christie also said first-time non-violent offenders should have better alternatives than jail, such as treatment and “non-custodial sentencing options”.

The Division of Candidacy and Campaign Finance began its review of Hogan’s expenses after the Maryland Democratic Party alleged in a September 9, 2014 complaint that Hogan, who was then the Republican nominee for governor, had failed to accurately report the use of his personal recreational vehicle as an in-kind contribution.

“Some irresponsible leaders love to find scapegoats or ride each wave of public outrage to support their narrow ideological goals”, Christie said in his latest policy address.

Christie underscored a focus on community outreach, more officers on the streets and investment in new technology, such as real-time monitoring of cameras and microphones to pinpoint gunshot locations.

Christie has been focusing his efforts in New Hampshire and returns there Thursday and Friday to hold town hall-style events.

“However, they are important because they cater to a different constituency, an elite constituency of opinion makers and donors, who help propel a candidate in these early stages of a primary season”, Dworkin said. “People are responding to Gov. Christie’s strength, substance and willingness to tell it like it is”. “Governors are the infrastructure, the political infrastructure of their states”, Christie said Wednesday.

The storm was of “such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the capabilities of the State and the affected county and local governments”, Christie wrote in the letter.