Title: The corner
Subtitle: a year in the life of an inner-city neighbourhood
First published: 1997
Description: The notorious corner of West Fayette and Monroe Streets in Baltimore is a 24-hour open-air drug market that provides the economic fuel for a dying neighbourhood. Through the eyes of one broken family – two drug-addicted adults and their smart, vulnerable 15-year-old son, DeAndre McCollough – Simon and Burns examine the sinister realities of inner cities across the USA and unflinchingly assess why law enforcement policies, moral crusades and the welfare system have accomplished so little.
Subjects: Inner cities, Drug abuse, Problem youth, Drug addicts, Drug dealers, Narcotics dealers, Narcotic addicts, Nonfiction, True Crime, New York Times reviewed, Baltimore (md.), Maryland, social conditions, Crime, Sociology, At-risk youth, Illicit Drugs, Drug Users, Substance-Related Disorders
Places: Maryland, Baltimore