This unique volume explores the relationship between music and crime in its various forms and expressions, bringing together two areas rarely discussed in the s

A critical examination of the ways in which music is understood and exploited in American law enforcement and justice

Using a critical criminological approach, this book analyses what is deviant and transgressive about music, focusing on three main parts; the concept of 'harmfu

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Modern life seems to have a soundtrack for everything. Even crime. 'Crime + Music' collects twenty darkly intense, music-related noir stories by world-renowned