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Ellen L

Courts Try to Maximize Jury Diversity - July 2007 - The Third Branch - 0 views

  • But a study ordered in 2005 by Judge Nancy Gertner (D. Mass.) found that wealthier towns with few minority residents did a better job of keeping accurate residency lists than more diverse communities. The result: a higher percentage of jury summonses sent to minorities came back as undeliverable or went unanswered.
  • “The perception of fairness counts. A white jury may be fair, but a non-white defendant likely will think ‘the jurors can’t be fair because they don’t understand me.’”
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    This page discusses the importance in having a racially and culturally mixed jury in order to make fair decisions. The importance of have many differing perspectives gives the case a more concrete ambiance, thus increasing a ruling' rationality. In In Cold Blood, and all the other books, we see this common thread of truth through the many opinions of others, thus augmenting the importance of a multiperspective show. In the In COld Blood trial, there is a very monotonous showing of a jury, as all the people are white, christian landowners. 
David D

Comaprison of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and Truman Capote's "in Cold Blood" - 1 views

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    Discusses similarities within Frankenstein and In cold Blood. One major theme in the two books is how isolation affects the human mind and the detrimental effects a neglected child can have once he or she enters society.
David D

Some oppose teaching 'In Cold Blood' at Glendale High School - 0 views

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    While In Cold Blood is a widely praised nonfiction novel and is read by students across America, it is also highly controversial. Some parents and teachers disagree with letting students read the gory details of the Clutter murders. High school-aged students should have the right to read the piece.
Sydney C

Animals in Exile: Criminal and Community in Capote's "In Cold Blood" - 1 views

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    the study connects the murders of holcomb with animal behaviors in the wild.
Sarah Sch

(7) In Cold Blood - 0 views

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    "Irony is, in fact, one of Capote's major techniques, and he achieves it by juxtaposing the circumstances of the killers to those of the Clutter family."
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    "Capote introduces the idea of fate and predestination and the ways in which society produces killers and unleashes them on the innocent."
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    This article discusses the main themes of In Cold Blood and general information about the novel. Background information is evident in the article including the relationship Capote had with Dick and Perry. The theme of irony is evident throughout the whole novel such as a robbery with no money. This article supports an essay including the major themes of In Cold Blood.
Ellen L

Rational Choice and Deterrence Theory - 0 views

  • An understanding of personal choice is commonly based in a conception of rationality or rational choice
  • he central points of this theory are: (1) The human being is a rational actor, (2) Rationality involves an end/means calculation, (3) People (freely) choose all behavior, both conforming and deviant, based on their rational calculations, (4) The central element of calculation involves a cost benefit analysis: Pleasure versus Pain, (5) Choice, with all other conditions equal, will be directed towards the maximization of individual pleasure, (6) Choice can be controlled through the perception and understanding of the potential pain or punishment that will follow an act judged to be in violation of the social good, the social contract, (7) The state is responsible for maintaining order and preserving the common good through a system of laws (this system is the embodiment of the social contract), (8) The Swiftness, Severity, and Certainty of punishment are the key elements in understanding a law's ability to control human behavior.
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    This article discusses the rational choice theory. This includes the factors of pain vs. pleasure, knowledge of certainty of punishments, and individual gain. In In Cold Blood, the murderers rationalize their actions by the assumptions that they will be able to escape the law, and with the great sum of money they would potentially gain, the two could skip the country and live a pleasurable life
Ellen L

The Insanity Defense - 0 views

  • Years from now, when socialist historians of the future examine the dead carcass of US capitalism, they will pay special attention to the growing barbarism of the penal system in the late 20th century. While most attention will obviously be paid to the reintroduction of the death penalty and a racist judicial system that incarcerates minorities disproportionately, there will also have to be close look at the tendency to treat mentally ill people as common criminals.
  • The insanity defense was first used in the case of an 1843 assassination attempt on British Prime Minister Robert Peel by a psychotic individual named Daniel M'Naghten. When a physician testified that M'Naghten was insane, the prosecution agreed to stop the case and the defendant was declared insane despite protests from Queen Victoria and the House of Lords.
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    Originally used in 1843 for an assassination case, the insanity plea has been used by many cold killers to save their lives in return for being labled as a sociopath. Both Dick and Perry undergo psychological evaluations to determine if they, too, qualify for this sentence.  Interestingly enough, this defense now seems to be a thing of the past, as some courts require their jury to answer whether or not a criminal understood his actions.
David D

Dick Hickock, Perry Smith killed 'In Cold Blood' 50 years ago - 1 views

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    Again discusses the minds of Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. Hickock was raised in a normal fashion, leading many to determine that he was born to kill. Perry, on the other hand, had a horrific childhood. His mental disease may have been brought on by his disturbing upbringing, or it may have been worsened by it.
Willie C

justice in In Cold Blood - 0 views

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    "Dick and Perry do not fit into the exemplary American image that Holcomb and its citizenry desire. Both men exhibit symptoms of mental illness. They have criminal backgrounds. Perry has a history of abuse. Their antisocial behavior places them in sharp contrast to the American ideals of Holcomb and the Clutter family"
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    Although this source mainly outlines the theme of justice in In Cold Blood, it also provides a good overview of how Perry and Dick were seen as outcasts.
Brian C

Freedom in In Cold Blood - 0 views

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    discusses the perception of freedom in the novel
Evan G

Fascinating and Flawed: In Cold Blood Review | The Space Between the Arts - 0 views

  • g Smith and Hickock: namely, a complete disregard for human life. Each man knows that society says it is wrong to kill another person, but they simply do not care. Capote insinuates that this lack of compassion for others is itself a type of insanity.
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    This source reviews ICB, remarking that it does a stellar job at discussing the insanity of the killers, who do not feel any remorse, regard, or compassion in taking the lives of others. They are not 'technically' criminally insane; they know exactly what they are doing. Their insanity is a different type, a sort of detached lack of human capabilities, as they fail to regard life with any import or significance.
Sydney C

THE CLUTTER FAMILY KILLINGS: COLD BLOOD - 1 views

  • "Smith, in his confusion, jealousy, anger, disappointment - and spite - reactively and instinctively thrust that hunting knife into Herbert Clutter's throat (Smith may also simultaneously have been displacing his anger onto the victim, thereby symbolically killing his feckless paramour).
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    Dealing with speculations regarding the insanity of the killers, this site personalizes Smith as a rather unmasculine, almost soft person. All his past experiences, abuses, and hatred welled up inside him, and when he killed Herb, it was as though he was taking his anger out against the world. Insanity theme
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    This is an interesting perspective on the killings, placing the murder on a fit of "romantic jealousy". It also provides a theory on the sexual orientation of smith and hitchcock...
Emily S

In Cold Blood - 0 views

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    A criticism of the nonfiction book examines Capote's sympathetic portrayal of the murderers. This passage that Capote's sympathy with Perry could have been caused by his own nightmarish childhood. Another factor could have been his distaste in communities such as Holcomb.
Sarah Sch

(4) Programmed to Kill: The Cold Aggression of a Mass Murderer - 0 views

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    "Breivik's rigidity also fits into a typical pattern, Hoffmann says. "Such perpetrators have very assiduous tendencies and think in stereotypes. Everything is in black and white." "
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    "Last year, United States researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee discovered an especially pronounced mechanism in the brain of psychopaths, namely that they have a need for reward at any cost."
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    This article examines Anders Beivik and his mass killing of 69 people at a Norwegian camp for teenagers. Anders Beivik systematically hunted down people for 90 minutes without remorse or compassion. This article examines the rationale behind this cold-bloodedness. Anders Beivik and the aspects of his personality that allow him to commit this act resemble Perry. Perry sees things as black and white, and he will do anything to make someone proud of him.
Sydney C

Rereading: Truman Capote's In Cold Blood - 0 views

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    As late as 1962, Capote was still sticking to his original script - in public, at least. "My book isn't a crime story," he told Newsweek. "It's the story of a town." By then, however, he knew the two murderers were central to the story he wanted to tell, that they would give it texture, urgency and shape. As late as 1962, Capote was still sticking to his original script - in public, at least. "My book isn't a crime story," he told Newsweek. "It's the story of a town." By then, however, he knew the two murderers were central to the story he wanted to tell, that they would give it texture, urgency and shape.
Sydney C

Capote's "Handcarved Coffins" and the Nonfiction Novel - 0 views

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    Discusses the new genre set up by Capote's novel. A blur between hard facts and dreamy fiction, it is praised as the highlight of his career.
Sydney C

Sentenced to Death: The American Novel and Capital Punishment. - 1 views

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    Goes into further detail about capital punishment and the reasoning behind it.
Vivas T

Gale Power Search - Document - 0 views

  • In Cold Blood is particularly noted for Capote's subtle insights into the ambiguities of the American legal system and of capital punishment.
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      This article portrays Capote's insights and significant display of the American legal system at the time.
Connor P

Literary Reference Center - powered by EBSCOhost: In Cold Blood - 1 views

  • Hickock is extroverted, resourceful, and “manly.” “Dick’s literalness,” the reader is told, “his pragmatic approach to every subject,
  • was the primary reason Perry had been attracted to him, for it made Dick seem, compared to himself, so authentically tough, invulnerable, ‘totally masculine.’”
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    This shows the fact that Dick is using Perry and he does not truly care about him. Thus he is neglected in his mid adult life which leads to his murder sprees
Connor P

Literary Reference Center - powered by EBSCOhost: In Cold Blood - 0 views

  • Capote became especially close to Smith, whose lonely childhood, physical self-consciousness, and artistic aspirations resonated with the writer.
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    This shows that Capote was able to interact and understand the truth of Perrys isolation and irrationality. He shows this in his writing through proof of his bad parents and neglectful childhood
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