18 June 2018
Glenn Loury (Brown University) and Peter Moskos (John Jay College, copinthehood.com)
- Police, criminals, and the search for moral justice . 00:55
- What explains Baltimore’s recent spike in violent crime? . 07:07
- What explains NYC’s sharp reduction in violent crime? . 19:20
- Peter: Al Sharpton has been good for NYC policing . 37:51
- The most important lessons Peter learned as a cop . 42:53
- Peter defends flogging. (Really!) . 53:08
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Peter Moskos
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Peter Moskos
Recorded:Jun 11
Posted:Jun 15, 2015
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- Peter’s book, “Cop in the Hood”
- Charles Blow’s column, “Romanticizing ‘Broken Windows’ Policing”
- Jane Jacobs’s book, “The Death and Life of Great American Cities”
- DOJ report on Michael Brown’s death (PDF)
- DOJ report on Ferguson police (PDF)
- Alice Goffman’s book, “On the Run”
- Peter’s book, “In Defense of Flogging”
- Peter’s book, “Greek Americans”
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