Criminology : November 7

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Grissom greets each student as they arrive, and asks for them to pass in their midterm. He hands out Holiday Revelry and Legal Control of Fireworks: A Study of Neutralization in Two Normative Contexts by Timothy Buzzell for students to read and review in class.

Discussion: In the paper above, a study is done surrounding the use of fireworks to support the theory that that holidays create "circumstances" of "periodic anomie" in which adherence to the law may be suspended by otherwise conventional persons. Why do you believe this is so?


Homework: Read this chapter on the Psychatric Aspects of Rick Assessment in preparation for Thursday's discussion.

Comments

Re: Pass in Midterm

[chasingangela]

Angela hands in her midterm. She has substantially reordered her list, placing crimes against the state and the administration of justice fourth and fifth and pushing all others down. In her essay, she writes that the class had made her more aware of the importance of the legal structure.

Re: Pass in Midterm

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Grissom nods, skimming her paper when she turns it in and giving her a small smile as she takes her seat.