- Additional Authors
- Brown, Michelle, 1971-
- Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 227 p.) : ill.
- Uniform Title
- Criminology goes to the movies (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Criminology goes to the movies (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-219) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- 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 & Louise -- A matter of time : life-course theories and city of God -- Conclusion: the big picture.
- LCCN
- 2011012522
- OCLC
- ssj0000606285
- Author
Rafter, Nicole Hahn, 1939-
- Title
Criminology goes to the movies [electronic resource] : crime theory and popular culture / Nicole Rafter and Michelle Brown.
- Imprint
New York : New York University, c2011.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-219) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Added Author
Brown, Michelle, 1971-