Soc 201 and 310: Nov. 28

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Criminology

Welcome back, class. I hope you all had restful holidays. Today, we are going to take a look at some international statistics on gun-related deaths.

Statistics provided by the CDC and reported by the AP, and study the 36 richest nations globally.


Gun-related deaths per 100,000 people in the world's 36 richest countries in 1994:
United States 14.24;
Brazil 12.95;
Mexico 12.69;
Estonia 12.26;
Argentina 8.93;
Northern Ireland 6.63;
Finland 6.46;
Switzerland 5.31;
France 5.15;
Canada 4.31;
Norway 3.82;
Austria 3.70;
Portugal 3.20;
Israel 2.91;
Belgium 2.90;
Australia 2.65;
Slovenia 2.60;
Italy 2.44;
New Zealand 2.38;
Denmark 2.09;
Sweden 1.92;
Kuwait 1.84;
Greece 1.29;
Germany 1.24;
Hungary 1.11;
Republic of Ireland 0.97;
Spain 0.78;
Netherlands 0.70;
Scotland 0.54;
England and Wales 0.41;
Taiwan 0.37;
Singapore 0.21;
Mauritius 0.19;
Hong Kong 0.14;
South Korea 0.12;
Japan 0.05.

Please write a short essay after studying these statistics. You may choose between the two provided.
#1. Why do you believe Americans have such a higher rate of gun-related deaths?
#2. What could be done to prevent or diminish the number of gun-related deaths in America?

Death and Dying

Welcome back, everyone.

Lecture on Mass Grave Sites

But the right to exhume a mass grave or to halt tampering with a grave is not clear under international law. UN General Assembly resolution 3074, adopted in 1973, calls for States to cooperate in war crimes investigations. Articles 32 and 33 of Additional Protocol I require parties to search for missing persons after hostilities end, and otherwise assist in finding out their fate. But an individual country does not have to allow suspected mass graves to be examined.

Discussion for class: Please share whether you believe such a law should be put in place.

Homework: Please watch the film 100 Days. It will be shown on the school access channel several times before Wednesday, and is available in the A/V lab all day.

[OOC: If you haven't yet and would like to, please fill out the poll for Grissom's 2nd semester classes. You can e-mail me/him with questions or comments if you'd like. gil.grissom@fandomhigh.com. Thanks!]

Comments

Re: Death and Dying

[conathon.livejournal.com]

"I think that there should be a law like this because then the families might know where and what happened to their loved ones during a war or if they were kidnapped. Stuff like that." he takes a few more notes.

Re: Death and Dying

[drgrissom.livejournal.com]

"Interesting. The personal angle can be the most compelling argument in cases like these, although difficult to truly study or understand because of the sheer magnitude of the number of people affected. Good work."