An Exclusive Look Inside the Troubled Baltimore City Police Department
It’s clear that policing in America is in crisis. Particularly in my hometown Baltimore, where no less than three separate Federal investigations are currently underway into the patterns and practices of an agency that has made international headlines with the death of Freddie Gray while in their custody earlier this month.
The problem is communities like Baltimore and throughout the country need effective policing. And when an agency falters like the Baltimore police department, the community and the cops who serve them suffer.
At SpotCrime, I’ve always believed one of the best ways to address any problem, including crime, is transparency. That’s why when investigative reporter Stephen Janis and former Baltimore Homicide Detective Kelvin Sewell approached me about publishing a book in part on the problems inside the BPD, I agreed.
The book, Why Do We Kill: The Pathology of Murder in Baltimore, examines policing in Baltimore in all its complexity and challenges. In it, they recount the corrupting influence of the war on drugs, the divisive politics that prevents good cops from doing their job, and intimate encounters with some of the most violent sociopaths in the city.
For anyone interested in the subject of crime, policing, and how to deal with both it’s a must read. In fact, it’s a rare and frank insider’s view of policing in one of the most violent cities in the nation. It offers insight, hard truths, and what needs to be done to right not just policing in Baltimore, but across the county.
If you’re interested in delving into this issue further you can purchase the book on Amazon here: http://bit.ly/wdwkspotcrime
And as always, thank for your support.
Colin Drane
SpotCrime
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