Cop in the Hood My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District

Name: Cop in the Hood My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District
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ISBN: 9780691140087

ISBN-10: 0691140081

ISBN-13: 9780691140087

Edition: 2008

Authors: Peter Moskos

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Cop in the Hoodis an explosive insider's story of what it is really like to be a police officer on the front lines of the war on drugs. Harvard-trained sociologist Peter Moskos became a cop in Baltimore's roughest neighborhood--the Eastern District, also the location for the first season of the critically acclaimed HBO dramaThe Wire--where he experienced real-life poverty and violent crime firsthand. He provides an unforgettable window into this world that outsiders never see--the thriving drug corners, the nerve-rattling patrols, and the heartbreaking failure of 911. Moskos reveals the truth about the drug war and why it is engineered to fail--a truth he learned on the midnight shift. He…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 6/22/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



Acknowledgments


The Departed


Back to School: The Police Academy


New Jack: Learning to Do Drugs


The Corner: Life on the Streets


911 Is a Joke


Under Arrest: Discretion in the Ghetto


Prohibition: Al Capone's Revenge


Epilogue: School Daze


Notes


Bibliography


Index