[percept]

I didn't read the full article but I imagine this illustrates the darker side of CompStat.

Along the same lines, some book recommendations:

_Armed and Dangerous: Memoirs of a Chicago Policewoman_, by Gina Gallo

_Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District_, by Peter Moskos

The second title covers the real-life setting for "The Wire."

[javanix]

If you want the real setting for "The Wire", read " The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood" by David Simon and Ed Burns.

The depiction of one of today's most derelict inner-city neighborhoods is heartbreaking and disconcerting.