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by BBC World Service

4.8(187 reviews)
8 episodes
Updated Daily
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<p>In Baltimore, Maryland, an elite group of plainclothes officers called the Gun Trace Task Force gets hundreds of illegal guns off the streets every year. Secretly, however, these detectives are also robbing people, selling drugs, planting evidence and framing innocent people. When some of the officers go too far, it triggers an FBI investigation that reveals the Gun Trace Task Force as one of the most corrupt police squads in American policing history. Jessica Lussenhop tells the story of the rise and fall of this once-powerful unit of officers, and its leader Sergeant Wayne Jenkins. And she asks: why do good cops go bad?</p>

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Publishing Since

8/9/2021

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Recent Episodes

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September 24, 2021

7. The golden boy

<p>Wayne Jenkins, now serving 25 years in prison, tells his side of the story. What do the crimes of the Gun Trace Task Force reveal about the city of Baltimore?</p>

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September 17, 2021

6. The fallout

<p>A shocking tragedy occurs. Conspiracy theories spread. The trial of the Task Force officers begins, but who will speak out?</p>

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September 10, 2021

5. The takedown

<p>Is the FBI's cover about to be blown? Agent Jensen suspects the Task Force is onto her.</p>

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What is Bad Cops?
<p>In Baltimore, Maryland, an elite group of plainclothes officers called the Gun Trace Task Force gets hundreds of illegal guns off the streets every year. Secretly, however, these detectives are also robbing people, selling drugs, planting evidence and framing innocent people. When some of the officers go too far, it triggers an FBI investigation that reveals the Gun Trace Task Force as one of the most corrupt police squads in American policing history. Jessica Lussenhop tells the story of the rise and fall of this once-powerful unit of officers, and its leader Sergeant Wayne Jenkins. And she asks: why do good cops go bad?</p>
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