Shots in the Mirror: Crime Films and Society

by Nicole Rafter

Book Overview

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 the first comprehensive study of its kind,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195175069
• ISBN13: 9780195175066
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"