Peter Moskos

Peter Moskos
Born (1971-09-05) September 5, 1971 (age 53)
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Harvard University (MA, PhD)
Police career
DepartmentBaltimore Police Department
Service years1999–2001
RankOfficer

Peter Moskos is an American professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in the Department of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration and the CUNY Graduate Center in the Department of Sociology. He is a former Baltimore Police Department officer. The son of military and Greek American sociologist Charles Moskos, he specializes in policing, crime, and punishment. Moskos was listed by The Atlantic as one of their "Brave Thinkers of 2011" for his book In Defense of Flogging.[1][2] In Defense of Flogging proposes giving individuals convicted of a crime a choice between incarceration and corporal punishment.[3]

  1. ^ "Atlantic's Brave Thinkers 2011". The Atlantic.
  2. ^ Hoyt, Alex (3 October 2011). "Peter Moskos". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  3. ^ Moskos, Peter (May 31, 2011). In Defense of Flogging (17473rd ed.). Basic Books. ISBN 9780465021482.

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