Criminology goes to the movies [electronic resource] : crime theory and popular culture / Nicole Rafter and Michelle Brown.
Material type: TextSeries: UPCC book collections on Project MUSEPublication details: New York : New York University, c2011. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780814777411
- 0814777414
- 364 22
- HV6030 .R34 2011
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: taking criminology to the movies -- "For money and a woman" : rational choice theories and double indemnity -- "He's alive!" : biological theories and Frankenstein -- "Blood, mother, blood!" : psychological theories and psycho -- "You talking to me?" : social disorganization theories and taxi driver -- "You're giving me a nervous breakdown" : strain theories and traffic -- Getting the drift : social learning theories and Mystic River -- "Pornography in foot-high stacks" : labeling theory and capturing the Friedmans -- Fight the power : conflict theories and do the right thing -- "Let her go" : feminist criminology and thelma and louise -- A matter of time : lifecourse theories and city of God -- Conclusion: the big picture.
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