Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-249) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: crime films and society -- The history of crime films / by Drew Todd -- Why they went bad: criminology in crime films -- Slasher, serial killer, and psycho movies -- Cop and detective films -- Criminal law films -- Prison and execution films -- The heroes of crime films -- The alternative tradition and films of moral ambiguity -- Appendix: crime films cited with release dates.
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