So says Steven Levitt (of Freakonomics fame) about me and my book in his Freakonomics blog in the New York Times. And for that, I can only thank God. But I’m pleased that Levitt liked my book. Much less scintillating than a book by Whitey Bulger’s right-hand man? I should hope so. I was just a poor beat cop in…
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Never lose sight…
I received this email today. It’s worth reading. I wish all police officers wrote so well. I wish all my students wrote so well. Too bad he’s not my student. Some small police department’s gain was surely Baltimore’s loss. I recently finished the first chapter of your book, Cop in the Hood and found it to be completely on point…
Community Policing query
Dear Prof. Moskos First off, let me say that I enjoyed your book. As someone who has recently moved to Baltimore and now finds themselves living on the edge of the Eastern I found it a fascinating read. Your discussion of 911 helped to explain the very big difference in reaction between the community meetings. Commanders (not a direct quote)…
Save the date, Tuesday, May 13, 4:15pm
I’ll be on WBAL’s Ron Smith Show, Tuesday, May 13, at 4:15pm (EDT). You can listen to a live stream of the broadcast. I used to listen to WBAL a lot, because they used to broadcast the Orioles games. I particularly liked the local ads for crabcakes and the steamfitters and stevedores local. That’s keeping it real.
Blog people…
If you have a link to my book on Amazon.com, take note: Because of the coming re-release of my book, the amazon link has changed. The old link is dead. The new link is: http://www.amazon.com/Cop-Hood-Policing-Baltimores-District/dp/0691140081/ But you should search for it yourself with whatever link/referral service you use. Sorry for the trouble.
I am enjoying your book
This came to me today: I came across your book at baltimorecrime.blogspot.com, so far I am 50 pages in to it and I have to say that you have an excellent way of speaking the truth. I am a Baltimore police officer […] and I have a B.S. in Criminal Justice from […] (I am debating whether or not to…
The Chronicle
Well, ifany publicity is good publicity, I’ve sure been getting a lot of good publicity. The latest is by Jennifer Howard at The Chronicle of Higher Education. May 2, 2008 Princeton U. Press Recalls Typo-Filled Book and Says It Will Reprint Princeton University Press has recalled all copies of one of its spring titles after discovering more than 90 spelling…
The Great(,) Humiliation Column
I got a call from Laura Vozzella of the Baltimore Sunthe other day. I thought maybe she was a reviewer asking about a press release from Princeton Press telling reviewers to hold off until the new edition is out. But I got worried when I started talking about the errors and heard the tapity-tap-type of note taking in the background.…
Unprecedented
Pulled from the shelves! Indeed, if you don’t already have a copy of Cop in the Hood, odds are you’re not getting one for a couple of weeks. No, I didn’t fake the whole thing. No, the book isn’t a safety hazard. No, there’s nothing substantively wrong with the book. But the book is an editing mess. There are errors,…