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...Reflecting the career track of every police officer, Moskos’ tale begins at the Police Academy. The reader quickly discovers the dysfunctional nature of police work, piles of red tape, overly hierarchical and often contradictory management, and a culture that values loyalty, silence, and self-preservation over effective detective work and transparency—what Moskos calls the “Blue Wall.” With such absurdities, we begin to see how poorly the academy prepares its cadets to combat Baltimore’s violent drug markets...
...real red meat of “Cop in the Hood” is, as its title suggests, the brutality and absurdity of police life outside the walls of the Police Academy. Moskos depicts the inner-city police districts of East Baltimore as completely overrun by the local drug market, where dealers hawk cocaine and heroin stored in perfume vials to eager addicts at all hours of the day. Given the impossibility of arresting thousands of users and dealers (often children or teenagers without any other means of income), the situation Moskos paints is bleak: the police, handicapped by unnecessary...
...core, Moskos chooses to de-emphasize statistical methodology in favor of anecdotal evidence. It may make the book less scientific, but Moskos’ storytelling also makes it entertaining and valuable in its own right. He describes how dealers invent creative names for their wares, including “Red Tops,” “Body Bag,” and “Capone,” each one differentiating his product as if he were selling candy bars. Moskos explains the sophistication of a street-level drug deal—from lookouts and moneymen to slingers...
...junior Kaitlin Martin said. “But in the end Cornell is very quick athletic team. They put a couple shots away, kept possession, and stalled.” Cornell was the first to get on the scoreboard, as seven minutes into the first half Big Red senior Noelle Dowd found the back of the net. But the Crimson answered three minutes later with a goal from sophomore Sara Flood on an assist from freshman Jess Halpern. The rest of the first half was a hard fought back-and-forth battle. Senior Caroline Simmons had two quick back...
...itself for the tougher play to come, taking on top-ranked teams such as No. 1 Virginia and No. 8 Michigan. Harvard will look to better its 15-6 record and continue its seven-game winning streak that includes two consecutive 7-0 victories to end the season. The Red Raiders won an at-large bid to make it into competition. The postseason is far from new to the Crimson and head coach Dave Fish ’72. Teams coached by Fish have won at least one game in each of their last three NCAA Championship appearances...