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Direct linkBaller, Robert D.; Zevenbergen, Matthew P.; Messner, Steven F. – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2009
The authors examine the ecological foundations of the thesis of a "code of honor" as an explanation for southern homicide. Specifically, they consider the effects of indicators of ethnic groups that migrated from herding economies (the Scotch-Irish), cattle and pig herding, and the relative importance of agricultural production across…
Descriptors: Homicide, Ethnic Groups, Agricultural Production, United States History
Lesesne, Teri; Crowe, Chris – Voices from the Middle, 2006
Chris Crowe, a university professor and author of young adult novels, sits with Lesesne to discuss his writing of both Mississippi Trial, 1955 (fiction) and Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Murder Case (nonfiction), related books that tell the story of a murder case that speaks to us from a half-century ago. Detailing…
Descriptors: Authors, Crime, Racial Discrimination, Interviews
Tell, Dave – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 2008
In 1955, journalist William Bradford Huie interviewed Emmett Till's killers and published their confession in "Look" magazine. Titled "The Shocking Story of Approved Murder in Mississippi," Huie's tale dominated the remembrance of Emmett Till for nearly fifty years. This essay argues that the power of the "Shocking…
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, Interviews, Homicide, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
Download full textWhalen, Laura G.; Grunbaum, Jo Anne; Kinchen, Steve; McManus, Tim; Shanklin, Shari L.; Kann, Laura – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005
In the United States, nearly two-thirds of all deaths among young people 10-14 years of age result from only five causes: motor-vehicle crashes (22.1%), other unintentional injuries (16.7%), cancer (12.9%), suicide (6.8%), and homicide (4.7%). Leading causes of illness and death in all age groups in the United States are related to the following:…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Injuries, At Risk Students, Surveys
