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9 Criminology 342 (1971-1972)
Charles Manson and His Girls: Notes on a Durkheimian Theme

handle is hein.journals/crim9 and id is 344 raw text is: CHARLES MANSON AND HIS GIRLS: Notes on a Durkheimian Theme N Gilbert Geis and Ted L. Huston It is necessary to emphasize at the outset that nothing in this paper should be regarded as an estimate or an insinuation concerning the guilt or innocence of Charles Manson and his codefendants. A number of things might be noted in this connection. For one, the writers hold no firm opinion on the matter. For another, they believe that to the degree that courts appear to be operating with fairness and decency, they ought to be allowed to make their way unattended by guesses regarding the outcome they will or ought to reach. We would strongly recommend the regimen followed by Justice Frank- furter on matters regarding criminal trials. Frankfurter, it may be remembered, refused to read newspaper reports, but rather waited until the conclusion of a trial, and then went to AUTHORS' NOTE: This is a revised version of a paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, November 7, 19 70, at Pennsylvania State University. GILBERT GElS is Professor of Sociology at California State College, Los Angeles. His current research interests have involved the study of white-collar crime and the evaluation of action programs, particularly in the area of drug addiction. TED L. HUSTON is a Lecturer in Psychology at Vassar College, with his major interest lying in the area of social psychology. He is presently completing his doctoral dissertation-a study of interpersonal attrac- tion. [3421