Baltimore police have willfully chosen to disengage with community policing. There was no real “reduction in policing”. Their budget has also risen by about $6

Baltimore police have willfully chosen to disengage with community policing. There was no real “reduction in policing”. Their budget has also risen by about $60 million since Freddy Gray. No real change in department culture other than low officer morale. This is an example of the more “moderate” police reform in action: no fundamental change to police structure, just some new training and procedures. It didnt work. Officers hate it so they pouted and disengaged.