Crime Films of the 1970s

David A. Mackey is professor of Criminal Justice at Plymouth State University.Eric S. See is professor and division head of criminal justice and military science at Methodist University.Sarah A. See is assistant professor in the division of criminal justice and military science at Methodist University.

• AcknowledgmentsPrefaceDavid A. Mackey (Plymouth State University, USA)IntroductionKevin Swift (University of North Carolina at Pembroke, USA)1. A Clockwork Orange and Our Parallel SocietiesRobert Heiner (Plymouth State University, USA)2. Feeling Lucky, Punk? Reflections on the Social and Cultural Significance of Dirty HarryEric S. See (Methodist University, USA), Sarah A. See (Methodist University, USA), Kaydee Adams (Methodist University, USA), Bertha Llamas, and Cameron See3. Popeye’s Quest for the Frog: Social and Legal Analysis of The French ConnectionDavid A. Mackey (Plymouth State University, USA)4. An Offer They Should Have Refused: The Godfather, Family, Respect, CrimeEric S. See (Methodist University, USA), Andrew Clark, and Kaydee Adams5. Serpico and the Future of the Blue Code of SilenceMartin Alan Greenberg6. Cotton Comes to Harlem Across 110th Street, Trick Baby: Race, Identity, and Power in 1970s American Crime DramaDeclan O’Reilly7. Death Wish: The Social Construction of Crime, Justice, and Self-HelpDavid A. Mackey (Plymouth State University, USA)8. Control, Urban Ecology, and Sexual Commerce in 1970s CinemaAaron Hammes (Case Western Reserve University, USA)9. Hauntological Horrors: Bridging Together Postwar Americas in The Town That Dreaded SundownFernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns (Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina)10.“For the Money, for the Glory, and for the Fun:” Reassessing Smokey and the Bandit and the “Trucker Films” of the 1970sStephen E. Nepa (Temple University, USA; Rowan University, USA; Moore College of Art and Design, USA; Holy Family University, USA; and Penn State University-Abington, USA)11. Systematic Suspicion: Offender Control and Reformation as Portrayed in Escape from Alcatraz and Straight TimeKevin E. Courtright (Penn West University at Edinboro, USA) and Ihor J. Bemko (Penn West University at Edinboro, USA)12. Dog Day Afternoon: Every Dog has his Day……or Does He?Kevin Swift (University of North Carolina at Pembroke, USA)13. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and Reducing the Opportunities for Subway CrimeMartin Alan Greenberg14. Shaft: “An African-American Hero or a Pawn in the Machine”Keith L. Coleman (North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USA)15. The Charm of the ConJoshua Wakeham (Plymouth State University, USA)About the ContributorsIndex