July 3, 2009
New Haven Firefighters
Interesting story in the New York Times about Ben Vargas, the lone Hispanic firefighter on the winning side of Ricci v. DeStafano.
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Cop in the Hood
Winner of the 2008 PROSE Award for Best Book in Sociology
Never 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 location for the HBO drama The Wire. He provides an unforgettable window into a world outsiders never see. Those who read it will never view the badge the same way.
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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
"Ethographic chutzpah.... Perhaps the best sociological account on what it means to police a modern ghetto.... Tells a great story centered around notions of race, power and social control."
—Andrew Papachristos, American Journal of Sociology
"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
"The best recent study in the field or urban ethnography.... An exemplar for the field of sociology."
—Elijah Anderson
"Leads to a rethinking of some important
ideas in the sociology of deviance."
—Howard Becker
"A masterpiece of the participant observation genre."
—Mitchell Duneier
"Congratulations!!!"
—John Van Maanen
"An imaginative ethnography, unconventional in style and purpose. ... A close and moving description of big city policing."
—Peter K. Manning
"[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 Lt. 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.
For anyone interested is what being a police officer in Baltimore City is really like, Peter Moskos' in-depth, academic, and realist account in Cop in the Hood is a must-read. . . . enlightening and authoritative.
—Sean O'Donnell, Baltimore Republican Examiner
"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
"Ethographic chutzpah.... Perhaps the best sociological account on what it means to police a modern ghetto.... Tells a great story centered around notions of race, power and social control."
—Andrew Papachristos, American Journal of Sociology
"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
"The best recent study in the field or urban ethnography.... An exemplar for the field of sociology."
—Elijah Anderson
"Leads to a rethinking of some important
ideas in the sociology of deviance."
—Howard Becker
"A masterpiece of the participant observation genre."
—Mitchell Duneier
"Congratulations!!!"
—John Van Maanen
"An imaginative ethnography, unconventional in style and purpose. ... A close and moving description of big city policing."
—Peter K. Manning
"[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 Lt. 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.
For anyone interested is what being a police officer in Baltimore City is really like, Peter Moskos' in-depth, academic, and realist account in Cop in the Hood is a must-read. . . . enlightening and authoritative.
—Sean O'Donnell, Baltimore Republican Examiner
"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:
I understand the passions were high on both sides. But damn, his own brother won't talk to him any more?
As Joe Roberts said, "Man turns his back on his family he ain't no friend of mine."
That's from Springsteen's "Highway Patrolman."
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