As I see a few Wire fans replying here, I'd like to recommend two related books that will give more insight and provoke some thought (if you haven't done so alr

As I see a few Wire fans replying here, I'd like to recommend two related books that will give more insight and provoke some thought (if you haven't done so already): Homicide (a year on the killing streets), David Simon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicide:_A_Year_on_the_Killing_Streets http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicide:_A_Year_on_the_Killing... The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood, David Simon and Ed Burns http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Corner:_A_Year_in_the_Life_of_an_Inner-City_Neighborhood http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Corner:_A_Year_in_the_Life_...