The Politics of Crisis: An Insider's Prescription to Prevent Public Policy Disasters

Across the country minority communities feel under attack by police officers. The Politics of Crisisexplores how to change public policy decisions to reform the role of law enforcement. Centered around the harrowing events of the Freddie Gray riots that gripped Baltimore in 2015 The Politics of Crisis is a powerful examination of how everything can go wrong when police no longer serve their communities.Eric Kowalczyk Director of Media Relations for the Baltimore Police Department during the riots provides a first-hand account of what its like to be on the front lines of responding to the pressures of a community the media and the politics of a city in crisis. Blending humor research and deeply personal experiences The Politics of Crisis offers a prescription to prevent disaster from striking again.