Cop in the Hood
Author | : Peter Moskos |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 0691126550 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780691126555 |
Rating | : 4/5 (555 Downloads) |
Download or read book Cop in the Hood written by Peter Moskos and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 first season of the critically acclaimed HBO drama The Wire--where he experienced real-life poverty and violent crime firsthand. This revised and corrected edition of Cop in the Hood provides an unforgettable window into the world that outsiders never see--the thriving drug corners, the nerve-rattling patrols, and the heartbreaking failure of 911.-publisher's description.