Policing - as both an action and a concept - has been on the front page and at the front of many of our minds over the last several years, as we've reexamined our assumptions around its utility and purpose. When is law enforcement actually needed? When does it go too far? And what does good policing look like? Criminology professor and former Baltimore police officer Peter Moskos has combined his academic training with on-the-ground experience to try and answer those very questions.

Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District, by Peter Moskos

Broken Windows, by George Kelling and James Wilson

Walking in a Police Officer's Shoes: A Conversation with Dr. Peter Moskos - YouTube

Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America

Neighborhoods and Police: The Maintenance of Civil Authority, by George Kelling and James Stewart

Two Shades of Blue: Black and White in the Blue Brotherhood, by Peter Moskos

In Defense of Flogging, by Peter Moskos

copinthehood.com

Peter's Twitter: @PeterMoskos

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