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9780195129823

Shots in the Mirror Crime Films and Society

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  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-04-20
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Movies play a central role in shaping our understanding of crime and the world generally, helping us define what is good and bad, desirable and unworthy, lawful and illicit, strong and weak. Crime films raise controversial issues about the distribution of social power and the meanings of deviance, and they provide a safe space for fantasies of rebellion, punishment, and the restoration of order. In this first comprehensive study of its kind, well-known criminologist Nicole Rafter examines the relationship between society and crime films from the perspectives of criminal justice, film history and technique, and sociology. Dealing with over 300 films ranging from gangster and cop to trial and prison movies, Shots in the Mirror concentrates on works in the Hollywood tradition but also identifies a darker strain of critical films that portray crime and punishment more bleakly.

Author Biography


Nicole Hahn Rafter is Professor in the Law, Policy, and Society Program at Northeastern University.

Table of Contents

Note on Use of Dates xiii
Introduction 3(12)
The History of Crime Films
15(32)
Drew Todd
Why They Went Bad: Criminology in Crime Films
47(24)
Cop Films
71(22)
Courtroom Films
93(24)
Charles Alexander Hahn
Prison and Execution Films
117(24)
The Heroes of Crime Films
141(24)
The Future of Crime Films
165(16)
Appendix Films Cited with Release Dates 181(6)
References 187(6)
Index 193

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