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CRIMINAL IMAGINATION IN LITERATURE AND MOTION PICTURES

NCJ Number
27349
Journal
Archiv fuer kriminologie Volume: 155 Issue: 3-4 Dated: (MARCH-APRIL 1975) Pages: 65-86
Author(s)
H BRINKER
Date Published
1975
Length
22 pages
Annotation
THE IMAGINATIVE PORTRAYAL OF CRIMINALS AND CRIMINAL ACTS REFLECTS THE REALITY OF CRIME MORE ACCURATELY THAN HAS BEEN ASSUMED IN THE PAST.
Abstract
DISCUSSED ARE FILMS AND LITERARY WORKS WHICH CONTAIN EXAMPLES OF CRIMINAL METHODS, MENTALITIES, AND INCIDENTS WHOSE DYNAMICS ARE REALISTIC. ALSO DISCUSSED IS THE CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IMAGINATIVE REPRESENTATIONS AND ACTIVE CRIMES. --IN GERMAN

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