Tapping into The Wire: The Real Urban Crisis

Book Detail
Edition: 1
Release: 2012-08-15
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 1421407507
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

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Did Omar Little die of lead poisoning? Would a decriminalization strategy like the one in Hamsterdam end the War on Drugs? What will it take to save neglected kids like Wallace and Dukie? Tapping into 'The Wire' uses the acclaimed television series as a road map for exploring connections between inner-city poverty and drug-related violence. Past Baltimore City health commissioner Peter Beilenson teams up with former Baltimore Sun reporter Patrick A. McGuire to deliver a compelling, highly readable examination of urban policy and public health issues affecting cities across the nation. Each chapter recounts scenes from episodes of the HBO series, placing the characters' challenges into the broader context of public policy.A candid interview with the show’s co-creator David Simon reveals that one of the intentions of the series is to expose gross failures of public institutions, including criminal justice, education, labor, the news media, and city government. Even if readers haven’ Download Tapping into The Wire for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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