Peter Moskos – The Extraordinary NYC Crime Drop

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comVideo Links0:55 Peter’s new book, Back from the Brink: Inside the NYPD and New York City’s Extraordinary 1990s Crime Drop 5:27 Why policing went off the rails over the last decade 11:03 Peter: I’m done with police abolitionists 19:22 Why don’t we hear about unarmed black men getting shot anymore? 22:00 Remembering the lessons of ‘90s New York 28:07 Dealing with the racial disparity problem 35:46 Is there a suicide problem among cops? 39:31 The Ferguson Effect 43:12 The utility of pretextual stops 48:29 The pride felt by the 1990s NYPD 50:30 What cops think of Darren Wilson and Derek ChauvinRecorded January 10, 2025Links and ReadingsPeter’s forthcoming book, Back from the Brink: Inside the NYPD and New York City’s Extraordinary 1990s Crime DropPeter’s book, In Defense of FloggingPeter’s book, Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore’s Eastern DistrictTracy Mears on police legitimacy and the future of policingHeather Mac Donald’s book, The War on Cops: How the New Attack on Law and Order Makes Everyone Less SafeTanaya Devi and Roland Fryer’s paper, “Policing the Police: The Impact of ‘Pattern-or-Practice’ Investigations on Crime” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe