Have you caddied for one of the writers? The police techniques from that era, internal politicking, characterisation of cops (in particular the excessive force, hard drinking, ineptitude of many officers, nepotism and womanising etc) is all entirely accurate. The portrayal of the gang members is also pretty accurate, given many were hired as extras on the set. Yes there was poetic licence of certain things but im pretty happy with the authenticity. Given many former Baltimore PD officers were consulted on these things and involved in providing stories for the writers to use im confident its pretty accurate. How many other police shows demonstrate the paperwork side of things? Given the recent case of the corrupt Baltimore cops I’d say it hit the spot pretty well.