Framing Law and Crime: An Interdisciplinary Anthology

Framing Law and Crime: An Interdisciplinary Anthology
ISBN-10
1611477050
ISBN-13
9781611477054
Category
Crime films
Language
English
Published
2016
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Law, Culture, and the Humanities
Authors
Michael Hviid Jacobsen, Caroline Joan Picart, Cecil E. Greek

Description

With contributions by many of the most prominent scholars in law, sociology, criminology, and film, Framing Law and Crime offers a critical survey of a variety of genres and media, integrating descriptions of technique with critical analyses.

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