In recent years, Baltimore County Police have faced calls for accountability for issues ranging from fatal shootings to traffic stops disproportionately targeting Black motorists to the handling of sexual assault cases.
Now the county is starting work on a new structure that will eventually give communities a say in the oversight of police. The first step is creating a “police accountability board” made up of residents from around the county.
But just how powerful that board will be is an open question, with community groups and law enforcement watching closely.
