Criminology goes to the movies
Subtitle: crime theory and popular culture
By: Nicole Rafter and Michelle Brown
Contributors: Brown, Michelle, 1971-
Publisher: New York University
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780814776513; 9780814776520; 9780814777411
Subjects: Crime in popular culture; Criminology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: taking criminology to the movies; title: "For money and a woman" : rational choice theories and double indemnity; title: "He's alive!" : biological theories and Frankenstein; title: "Blood, mother, blood!" : psychological theories and psycho; title: "You talking to me?" : social disorganization theories and taxi driver; title: "You're giving me a nervous breakdown" : strain theories and traffic; title: Getting the drift : social learning theories and Mystic River; title: "Pornography in foot-high stacks" : labeling theory and capturing the Friedmans; title: Fight the power : conflict theories and do the right thing; title: "Let her go" : feminist criminology and thelma and louise; title: A matter of time : lifecourse theories and city of God; title: Conclusion: the big picture.