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Lessons Learned: The Performance of Baltimore Police During April's Unrest

A 79-page analysis of the performance of the Baltimore Police Department during April's unrest was released yesterday. the report was compiled by a Washington, DC-based law enforcement think take. The report is available here.

In this hour, a look at the report's findings and recommendations. Plus, how does the BPD's handling of protests and rioting compare to other that of cities?

Kenneth Burns, WYPR's city reporter, fills us in on the assessment. We also speak to Lieutenant Roy Alston of the Dallas Police Department. He served on the Justice Department’s commission that studied the police response to the unrest in Ferguson. And JoeDomanick, author and associate director of the Center on Media, Crime and Justice at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, tells us how the Los Angeles Police Department has changed since the 1992 riots.

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Aaron creates and produces original radio programs and podcasts for WYPR. His current project is The Maryland Curiosity Bureau. Aaron's neighborhood documentary series, Out of the Blocks, earned the 2018 national Edward R Murrow Award. His past work includes the long-running weekly cultural program, The Signal, and the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings series, Tapestry of the Times. Aaron's stories have aired nationally on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.