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Cop in the Hood
Winner of the 2008 PROSE Award for Best Book in Sociology
Buy Cop in the Hood
from Amazon.comNever mind "The Wire." Here is the real thing. --The Wall Street Journal
Cop in the Hood is 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 critically acclaimed HBO drama The Wire. He provides an unforgettable window into this world that outsiders never see. Those who read it will never view the badge the same way.
Moskos argues for drug legalization as the only realistic way to end drug violence and let cops once again protect and serve. Cop in the Hood shows how officers in the ghetto are less concerned with those policed than with self-preservation and maximizing overtime pay--yet how any one of them would give their life for a fellow officer. Moskos ventures deep behind the Thin Blue Line to disclose the inner workings of law enforcement in America's inner cities.
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Critical Acclaim for Cop in the Hood
Read the full reviews here.
"Galloping Prose!"
—Milt Rosenberg
"Truly excellent.... Mandatory reading for all fans of The Wire and recommended for everyone else."
—Tyler Cowen
"Riveting.... An unsparing boys-in-blue procedural that succeeds on its own plentiful—and wonderfully sympathetic—merits."
—The Atlantic
"Never mind 'The Wire.' Here is the real thing."
—The Wall Street Journal
"Engaging as well as persuasive."
—Baltimore Sun
“Thoughtful, highly entertaining record of ... one of the country’s toughest urban districts."
—George Pelecanos
"Hard-edged sociological analysis.... A devastating critique ofAmerica
—Orlando Patterson
"[A] riveting tale of policing.... A must read."
—Sudhir Venkatesh
"It gives the reader the real dope.... Highly recommended."
—Alex Tabarrok
"An extremely valuable study.... His insights are eye-opening."
—Jim Leitzel
"[An] adrenaline-accelerating night ride that reveals the stark realities of law enforcement."
—Publishers Weekly
"Genuinely eye-opening.... A compelling account."
—Times Higher Education
"[An] objective, incisive and intelligent account of police work. Moskos's graphic descriptions of the drug culture... are the most detailed and analytical to be found anywhere.
—Arnold Ages, Jewish Post & Opinion
"Scrupulously researched."
—(Baltimore) City Paper
"Moskos is a good man; he's up to the job."
—Dan Baum, author of Nine Lives.
"Riveting"
—Monica J. Massey, ACJS Today
"Should be made mandatory reading for every recruit in the Balto. City Police Academy. ... I am so proud that you were a Baltimore Police Officer and a good one."
—Colonel (Ret.) Margaret Patton, Baltimore City Police Department
"I just finished reading the last footnote! Great stuff."
—NYPD Detective (ret.) David Durk
Moskos strips away hard to decipher copspeak and sociological mumbo jumbo and presents something easily digestible by the average reader.
—Pepper Spray Me
Recommended for...insights into law enforcement and, in a nerdier vein, how participant observation can inform social science.
—The Monkey Cage
Sorta like a non-fiction Joseph Wambaugh for the new millennium.
—IrishPirate.
"Just garbage! ... Who does he think he is telling me what to do?"
—My former boss, convicted felon Ed Norris
"Galloping Prose!"
—Milt Rosenberg
"Truly excellent.... Mandatory reading for all fans of The Wire and recommended for everyone else."
—Tyler Cowen
"Riveting.... An unsparing boys-in-blue procedural that succeeds on its own plentiful—and wonderfully sympathetic—merits."
—The Atlantic
"Never mind 'The Wire.' Here is the real thing."
—The Wall Street Journal
"Engaging as well as persuasive."
—Baltimore Sun
“Thoughtful, highly entertaining record of ... one of the country’s toughest urban districts."
—George Pelecanos
"Hard-edged sociological analysis.... A devastating critique of
—Orlando Patterson
"[A] riveting tale of policing.... A must read."
—Sudhir Venkatesh
"It gives the reader the real dope.... Highly recommended."
—Alex Tabarrok
"An extremely valuable study.... His insights are eye-opening."
—Jim Leitzel
"[An] adrenaline-accelerating night ride that reveals the stark realities of law enforcement."
—Publishers Weekly
"Genuinely eye-opening.... A compelling account."
—Times Higher Education
"[An] objective, incisive and intelligent account of police work. Moskos's graphic descriptions of the drug culture... are the most detailed and analytical to be found anywhere.
—Arnold Ages, Jewish Post & Opinion
"Scrupulously researched."
—(Baltimore) City Paper
"Moskos is a good man; he's up to the job."
—Dan Baum, author of Nine Lives.
"Riveting"
—Monica J. Massey, ACJS Today
"Should be made mandatory reading for every recruit in the Balto. City Police Academy. ... I am so proud that you were a Baltimore Police Officer and a good one."
—Colonel (Ret.) Margaret Patton, Baltimore City Police Department
"I just finished reading the last footnote! Great stuff."
—NYPD Detective (ret.) David Durk
Moskos strips away hard to decipher copspeak and sociological mumbo jumbo and presents something easily digestible by the average reader.
—Pepper Spray Me
Recommended for...insights into law enforcement and, in a nerdier vein, how participant observation can inform social science.
—The Monkey Cage
Sorta like a non-fiction Joseph Wambaugh for the new millennium.
—IrishPirate.
"Just garbage! ... Who does he think he is telling me what to do?"
—My former boss, convicted felon Ed Norris
Read the full reviews here.
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2 comments:
Thanks for thinking of us, Peter. I'll raise a glass to you...after work. Another day at the office for me. Rainy here in central Illinois, so maybe that will keep things a bit more subdued than than usual. Fireworks are still on in my community though, so that always means heavy traffic, fun with drunks and occasional fireworks-related burns and amputations.
Just as the founding fathers intended, of course! Enjoy.
All in the pursuit of happiness, right?
You know, I worked most holiday from, say, my first job in 1986 to my last day as a cop in 2001.
I never really minded working holiday. Maybe time and a half. Plus I don't have kids.
Hell, to me, any day off is a holiday.
It's kind of been weird since then, not having to work holidays.
But my thoughts are with you.
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