Cop in the Hood

My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District

Peter Moskos

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Princeton University Press
02 November 2009

True crime; Urban communities; Police & security services; Crime & criminology

"When Harvard-trained sociologist Peter Moskos left the classroom to become a cop in Baltimore's Eastern District, he was thrust deep into police culture and the ways of the street--the nerve-rattling patrols, the thriving drug corners, and a world of poverty and violence that outsiders never see. In Cop in the Hood, Moskos reveals the truths he learned on the midnight shift. Through Moskos's eyes, we see police academy graduates unprepared for the realities of the street, success measured by number of arrests, and the ultimate failure of the war on drugs. In addition to telling an explosive insider's story of what it is really like to be a police officer, he makes a passionate argument for drug legalization as the only realistic way to end drug violence--and let cops once again protect and serve. In a new afterword, Moskos describes the many benefits of foot patrol--or, as he calls it, ""policing green."""

By: Peter Moskos
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780691143866
ISBN 10: 0691143862
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 02 November 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments ix CHAPTER 1: The Departed 1 CHAPTER 2: Back to School: The Police Academy 19 CHAPTER 3: New Jack: Learning to Do Drugs 38 CHAPTER 4: The Corner: Life on the Streets 64 CHAPTER 5: 911 Is a Joke 89 CHAPTER 6: Under Arrest: Discretion in the Ghetto 111 CHAPTER 7: Prohibition: Al Capone's Revenge 158 EPILOGUE: School Daze 184 AFTERWORD TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION Policing Green 197 Notes 213 Bibliography 233 Index 257

Peter Moskos is assistant professor of law, police science, and criminal justice administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and at the City University of New York's Doctoral Program in Sociology. He is a former Baltimore City police officer.

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

Remarkable... Moskos manages to capture a world that most people know only through the distorting prism of television and film, where police officers are usually portrayed as quixotically heroic or contemptibly corrupt. -- Daniel Horan Wall Street Journal Moskos's overview of policing problems covers everything from arrest quotas, corrupt cops and excess paperwork to the reliance on patrolling in cars... Moskos blends narrative and analysis, adding an authoritative tone to this adrenaline-accelerating night ride that reveals the stark realities of law enforcement. Publishers Weekly Riveting... [A]n unsparing boys-in-blue procedural that succeeds on its own plentiful--and wonderfully sympathetic--merits. Atlantic Truly excellent... This is one of the two or three best conceptual analyses of 'cops and robbers' I have read. It is mandatory reading for all fans of The Wire and recommended for everyone else. -- Tyler Cowen Marginal Revolution Moskos provides readers with an inside look into being a cop, just as Ted Conover (Newjack) gave readers an inside look into being a prison guard. Both books are equally compelling. Moskos, like Conover, became an insider... Moskos writes with clarity, compassion, insight, and knowledge. Choice Cop In The Hood, by Peter Moskos offers readers a riveting insight on experience as a police officer in Baltimore, Maryland's crime infested eastern district... The insight of the author coupled with the actual quotes of real police officers provides the reader with an exceptional view of police behaviors and the day-to-day obstacles that officers face while policing the communities they patrol. -- Monica J. Massey Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Today 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... Whether one agrees or not with Moskos' opinion on drug legalization, one will most certainly enjoy this enlightening and authoritative work on policing a rough area of Baltimore City. -- Sean O'Donnell Baltimore Republican Examiner Anyone interested in the study of disadvantaged neighborhoods should read this book, if only to understand the ways in which police influence the daily life in modern cities. -- Andrew V. Papachristos American Journal of Sociology