Attorney General, Loretta Lynch and the Baltimore Police Department

In her first visible act as Attorney General, Loretta Lynch said the Justice Department will plunge into what Lynch sees as problems with the Baltimore Police Department. It won't be a new activity for the department. Under Lynch's predecessor, Eric Holder, Justice investigated some 20 police departments. Officials look for unfair policing practices and create court-enforceable agreements between Justice and the police organization. The Baltimore move follows several weeks of tension punctuated by riots following the death of a suspect in custody. Justice's help was requested by Baltimore's mayor.