Associate Professor Peter Moskos of the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration has been featured in a variety of print and broadcast media outlets to discuss policing as part of a growing national focus on police, race, and criminal justice reforms.
A former Baltimore City police officer, Moskos specializes in police culture, crime prevention, qualitative methods, and ending the war on drugs. His three books – Cop in the Hood, In Defense of Flogging, and Greek Americans (3rd edition) –have won high praise and earned him recognition as one of The Atlantic magazine's "Brave Thinkers.”
In addition to his primary duties at John Jay College, Moskos is a faculty member in CUNY's Doctoral Programs in Sociology and Criminal Justice, teaches introductory police classes at LaGuardia Community College in Queens, and is a Senior Fellow of the Yale Urban Ethnography Project.
Recent Broadcast Media Appearances
- MSNBC. All in With Chris Hayes. "Do 'Black Lives Matters' protests lead to more violence?" September 2, 2015.
- Fox News. The O'Reilly Factor. September 1, 2015.
- NPR. On the Media. Years of Talk in One Conversation. July 17, 2015.
- WNYC. #RadioTalksRace Rountable. July 16, 2015
- WNYC Radio Talks Race: A Multi-City Roundtable. July 8, 2015
- KPCC (LA Public Radio). AirTalk with Larry Mantle. "Criminologist asks if LA crime spike worthy trade-off for fair sentencing policies." July 9, 2015.
- WNYC. Brian Lehrer. Radio Talks Race: A Multi-City Roundtable.
- Bloggingheads TV with Glenn Loury. June 15, 2015.
- MSNBC. All In With Chris Hayes. "Rising Crime." June 3, 2015.
- The Takeaway with John Hockenberry (Public Radio International). "For Better or Worse, Officer Back Down as Citizens Take a Stand." June 3, 2015.
- KPCC (LA Public Radio). AirTalk with Larry Mantle. "Baltimore sees most violent month of record." June 1, 2015.
Op-Eds & General Publications
- Washington Post. "The complexities of traffic stops, from a police officer’s perspective." July 29, 2015.
Reprinted: Chicago Tribune, July 29, 2015. - The New York Times. "Crime in Baltimore Rises as Support for Police Declines. June 5, 2015.
CNN.com. "The right way for cops to retakes streets" June 5, 2015