Crime, History, and Hollywood: Learning Criminal Justice History Through Major Motion Pictures

by Willard M. Oliver

In order to gain a better understanding of how criminal justice history is presented in major motion pictures, ten such films were selected for Crime, History, and Hollywood. The films were selected as good representations of criminal justice subject matter, mostly centered on specific crimes, their investigation, and courtroom outcomes. Films made across a wide range of times were also selected, and ones that represented American history from the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594609756
• ISBN13: 9781594609756
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 240 Pages