The protests and riot of the last week have focused our attention on the fractured relationship between police and some neighborhoods. The Public Defender's Office in Baltimore says that fracture extends to young people in those neighborhoods. They say a much higher percentage of young people are sent through the juvenile justice system after being arrested in the city than in the rest of the state. At least 49 juveniles were arrested during the riot and shortly after – and a significant percentage of them will enter the juvenile justice system, despite indicators that they should not, says the Public Defender's Office in Baltimore. Christine Burke, a supervising attorney in the Public Defender’s Office who handles juvenile cases joins us host Sheilah Kast by phone to talk about the situation.
Then, Mark Hyman is Maryland Morning’s resident sports guru. He joins Tom Hall in-studio to talk about the business of sports. Mark is on the faculty of George Washington University, and the author of several books, the latest of which is called Concussions and Our Kids.
Plus, we are in the Age of Self Quantification: the Fit Bit, the Misfit, the Nike Plus, and a host of other wearable tech devices track everything from how many steps you take in a day to how much REM sleep you’re getting. Host Tom Hall talks with Maryland Morning contributor Monica Reinagel, the Nutrition Diva, about what collecting all this data might mean for the future of research into how we can improve our health.