Sociology 2266A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Sentenced, Clearance Rate, Extortion
10 Apr 2020
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Persuaded grieving widowers to marry her and then stole their money and killed them. Sentenced to 6 yrs in jail for manslaughter and was released after serving. No charges for the death or her second husband after he had a heart attack. Seven counts of theft (5 yrs in prison) Attempted murder among other charges (3. 5 yrs) Case of melissa shepard is a statistical anomaly. The likelihood of someone committing a crime declines with age. Few people are involved in crime after middle age. We have taken statistics for a long time. Primitive societies around the world also took periodic counts of their members. The characteristics of population groups, usually expressed in statistical form. Appear to be a product of the last 200 years. Moral statistics -- measuring the degree to which crime and conflict existed in societies of the period. Calculated per capita crime rates throughout various french provinces in early 19th century.
