book "transcends There Are No Children Here and Clockers." Simon has said that he feels the book perplexed readers in terms of its outspokenness on political issues, and that liberals were outraged by criticism of welfare, and conservatives were appalled at the ennobling of drug dealers and addicts. In the afterword of Homicide, Simon acknowledged that while most of the detectives he accompanied accepted The Corner as legitimate, some saw it as a "betrayal", possibly due to the mention of the extent of police brutality. However, it is noted in The Corner that this form of brutality was far worse than had taken place during Simon's tenure as a "police intern" (i.e., reporter). One such example is when a uniformed officer beats a boy who is in handcuffs, whereas in Homicide the code of honor at the time makes clear that "you don't hit a man who's wearing cuffs or is unable to fight back." Adaptations The book was adapted into the 2000 Emmy award winning HBO miniseries, The Corner, for which Simon served as a writer and executive producer. The Millions Nick Moran observes: "The Wire later adopted aspects from both the book and the miniseries". See also Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, also by David Simon Tally's Corner: A Study of Negro Streetcorner Men, by Elliot Liebow References Books by David Simon Culture of Baltimore Crime in Baltimore African-American culture U.S. Route 1 1997 non-fiction books