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On The Record

Is Baltimore seeing a 'soft return' to zero tolerance policing?

By Ashley Sterner,
Maureen Harvie
Published January 26, 2024 at 10:44 AM EST
Arrests increased in 2022 in Baltimore City for the first time since 2010.
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Arrests increased in 2022 in Baltimore City for the first time since 2010.

Conversations about police reform in Baltimore often include the phrase “community policing,” a model aimed at building relationships with residents, or call for a focus on “repeat violent offenders” instead of low-level offenses. How did we get here? What approaches came before?

Guest host Ashley Sterner speaks with journalist Brandon Soderberg, who co-authored, “I Got A Monster,” about Baltimore’s disgraced Gun Trace Task Force.

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Ashley Sterner
Ashley Sterner is the co-host of WYPR’s <i>On The Record</i>.
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Maureen Harvie
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.
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