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The Wire: Baltimore Police Pressure Staff to Fix Crime Statistics

bttp011 · 2 min · 2011 · YouTube title: The Wire: Fix The Crime Statistics...or...
Why it's here

Used as a shorthand illustration of juking the stats and Goodhart-style metric gaming.

What it covers

A two-minute scene from The Wire in which Baltimore police brass pressure subordinates to fix the crime statistics. It dramatizes how metrics and incentives distort policing.