She says, “Students in the Summer 2009 Sociology of Murder classes put these pictures here to encourage all of us to think about the tremendous number of people who die at the hands of other people each year in the United States.  We want you to think beyond the rates or the ideas that murder is increasing or decreasing and look at these faces and think about all the wasted lives and all the people who continue to suffer because they have lost family members and friends to senseless violence.”

For more information, contact Danielle Harris, media relations specialist, in ASU’s Office of Public Relations and Publications at 706-737-1876.
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16,491 victims of homicide. 16,491 pennies. Dr. Kim Davies, chair of the Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Social Work, and author of The Murder Book, will have her class demonstrate the number of homicide victims in America Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m. in 326 University Hall.  Students will contribute a penny for each 16,491 victims; later, the money will be donated to a charity that works to deter murder.

For more information, contact Danielle Harris, media relations specialist, in Augusta State University’s Office of Public Relations and Publications at 706-667-4821.