Exploring Violent Crime - Theories through the medium of Violent Films

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Several major theories of violent crime will be explored through using the medium of violent films. The violent crime theories that will be examined include Biological Defectiveness, Psycho-analytical, Frustration-Aggression, Abnormal Personality, Violentization, Poverty and Culture. The violent films that will be viewed to enliven and flesh out the finer points of these theories’ different explanations will include “Bad Seed,” “Natural Born Killers,” “In Cold Blood,” “Blue Velvet,” “Clock Work Orange,” “Falling Down,” and “Juice”.