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Death and Dying

We will continue with our chapter on Homicide today.

Discussion: Excluding factors like a murderer's threat to society, what type of punishment do you believe is necessary for a homicide victim to receive justice? Or do the dead need justice at all?

Please read Chapter 204, entitled Loss of Control, from Clinical Methods for Monday.

Sociology of Deviance

Please take you seats. You will be quizzed today on your reading. [You can take the quiz cold, and then give me your (fabricated no doubt) IC results after you take a look at all the correct answers.]

Discussion will be based on Wednesday's intriguing research she shared in our last class.
Can a socially accepted group still be considered deviant? (Her example - Surburbanites) Please support your thoughts with examples.

For next class, please study this vocabulary. You'll find the format unique, but helpful with any luck.

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"I will see many of you tomorrow at the Body Farm trip. Please remember to wear comfortable shoes and clothes that are easy to launder, and do not bring any food, drinks, etc. with you on the trip. I have a few gallons of lemon juice ready for students when we get back, we'll all have to hit the showers."

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Rogue takes the seat next to Marty, her hair down, wearing a green long sleeve shirt and matching scarf. Her gloves are black today.

She smiles sweetly up at the professor, then tries to think of an appropriate response. "The dead don't need justice. I agree with Marty. When you're dead, you're dead, and 'unresolved business' shouldn't keep you from the afterlife." She pauses, putting her finger to her mouth in a very good imitation of biting her nails. "But that doesn't mean the killer should walk free. He or she still poses a threat to society, in the form of fear. A community can be torn apart by an unsuccessful search for a killer."

She gives Marty an apologetic smile. "Um, of course there are always exceptions."

Grissom smiles, a bit flustered. "Fear is a very powerful thing, and can make us do a great many things. Or not do them, as the case may be." He pauses, shifting his glasses on his nose. "So you believe men, well... people, can atone for their sins?"

Rogue bites her lip, thinking. "Well, I should hope people can atone for their sins, because otherwise, I think we're all in trouble. One of the few things I agree with the Church on." She purses her lips. "Guilt is more than enough punishment sometimes."

Grissom gives Rogue's thoughts careful consideration. "It can certainly be a powerful form of punishment at any rate. But only if the person who commits the crime is fully aware of their actions and feels some sort of remorse for them, which is not always the case. But does that mean that punishments for crimes should take into consideration the criminal's feelings of guilt? And how does one measure it, if that is the case?"

She sighs. "Sometimes guilt is misplaced. Sometimes, we feel guilty for things, things we shouldn't. Things we can't help, or that aren't our fault." She frowns. "I think they should take guilt into consideration, but I don't know how. Probably just the way they do: parole hearin's and the like."

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