Seasons & episodes
4 seasons · 40 episodes
Episode 01
Serial Killers
Criminologist David Wilson presents fresh analysis of notorious Scottish serial killers Peter Manuel and Peter Tobin and interviews criminal lawyer Donald Findlay QC.
Episode 02
Heists
Criminologist David Wilson discusses how surveillance technology has made the good old-fashioned bank robbery or jewellery raid harder than ever to pull off and not get caught.
Episode 03
Crime and Poverty
Criminologist David Wilson discusses and offers compelling arguments for the links between systemic poverty and extreme anti-social behaviour.
Episode 04
Gangs
Criminologist David Wilson investigates the origins of Glasgow’s alternative motto 'the no mean city'. looking at gang culture past and present.
Episode 05
Miscarriages of Justice
Criminologist David Wilson investigates the reasons why blatant miscarriages of justice occur examining cases from past and present.
Episode 06
Disposal of the Body
David Wilson explores how murderers often get caught when they try to dispose of the body.
Episode 07
Forensics
Criminologist David Wilson charts the origins and evolution of forensic science as an ever more important tool for crime detection.
Episode 08
Double Life
Criminologist David Wilson studies the psychology behind the need for those who lead a life of crime to have to conceal their activities by leading a secret or double life.
Episode 09
Crimes of Passion
Criminologist David Wilson explores how 'we kill the ones we know'; the phenomenon that most murder victims are killed by someone they have a social connection with.
Episode 10
Prisons
Criminologist David Wilson investigates the recent past and present of Scotland's prison system, looking at how it can make bad people even worse.
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