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To Reform the Police, Join It

I spent 40 years as an officer in Baltimore. We need a new generation of transformational leaders.

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Melvin T. Russell
Aug 24, 2022
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Persuasion has now been continuously publishing content for over two years! Our team is proud of what we’ve achieved—and in need of a little breather. So, for the second half of August, we are republishing some of our favorite essays of the past year. We’ll resume publication of both articles and the Good Fight podcast on August 29th.

I hope you enjoy di…

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Mel Russell is a Champion of Peace and a retired Chief of The Baltimore City Police Department.
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