The Lessons of Baltimore

With a population of 63% African-American, a Black mayor, a Black commissioner, and majority of the city's police also being African-American, Baltimore still struggles with a troubled police department. Being one of the most dangerous cities in U.S., the murder rate was 37 per 100,000 in 2013. Back in 2005 a white mayor made a change urging the police to stop young males acting suspiciously and searching for guns or drugs. The article The Lessons of Baltimore describes the changed in the criminal justice system after the changes mayor Martin O'Malley made.

K., D. (2015, April 28). The lessons of Baltimore. Retrieved April 11, 2016, from http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2015/04/race-and-criminal-justice