BALTIMORE (WBFF) — More than 800 allegations of misconduct against Baltimore Police officers are awaiting review by the trial board — a backlog that has grown sharply this year and now stands as one of the biggest challenges facing Maryland’s police accountability system.
Some of the cases date back to 2021, leaving disciplinary decisions in limbo for years and raising concerns among criminal justice researchers that prolonged delays could erode public confidence in a system lawmakers created to restore trust after decades of criticism over police discipline.
“These delays certainly have the potential to undermine citizen trust,” said Rod Brunson, chair of the University of Maryland Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
The mounting backlog is one of the first significant stress tests for Maryland’s Police Accountability Act, which dismantled the long-criticized Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights disciplinary process and replaced it with a system intended to increase civilian participation and transparency.
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