Bedrosian Bookclub Podcast

Cop in the Hood (Part 1)


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We ask how to define "good" policing, as we discuss sociologist Peter Moskos' Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District. What expectations do we put on police officers? How do police departments measure success? What should we measure for success? What does "law and order" mean? Do police receive the right kind of training to deliver the service communities want them to provide? How does Baltimore differ from Los Angeles? We also discuss the epic policy failure of the War on Drugs and the idea of legalization.

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