Re[2]: RARA-AVIS: Bouchercon

james.doherty@gsa.gov
09 Sep 98 14:50:00 -0400 --UNS_gsauns2_2947731858
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In a recent post James Michael Rogers asked if Bouchercon gave:
"perpetrators equal panel time?"

Since questions of jargon come up from time to time, it might interest
people on the list to know that "perpetrator" isn't as universal a
term as many suppose. It's regional, largely confined to the East.
In Chicago, where I work now, the preferred term is "offender." In
the East Bay Area of CA, where I started, they were referred to as
"responsibles." - Jim Doherty

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