Sheriff Lee Baca: A Visionary of Police Reform in Complex Times

Nonconformist former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca exemplifies how one can overcome adversity through grit, faith, and education and offers hope for improved relations between law enforcement and disenfranchised communities.

Sheriff Lee Baca explores the complicated history of law enforcement and race relations in Los Angeles-the Zoot Suit, Watts, and Rodney King riots-juxtaposed against the life and career of the four-time-elected sheriff.

Abandoned by his undocumented mother and raised by hi...