David Wilson's Crime Files
★ 6 · 2019 · Documentary · Crime
Professor David Wilson explores Scottish crimes.
Episodes
2. Heists58m · 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.
3. Crime and Poverty58m · Criminologist David Wilson discusses and offers compelling arguments for the links between systemic poverty and extreme anti-social behaviour.
4. Gangs58m · Criminologist David Wilson investigates the origins of Glasgow’s alternative motto 'the no mean city'. looking at gang culture past and present.
5. Miscarriages of Justice58m · Criminologist David Wilson investigates the reasons why blatant miscarriages of justice occur examining cases from past and present.
6. Disposal of the Body58m · David Wilson explores how murderers often get caught when they try to dispose of the body.
7. Forensics58m · Criminologist David Wilson charts the origins and evolution of forensic science as an ever more important tool for crime detection.
8. Double Life58m · 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.
9. Crimes of Passion58m · 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.
10. Prisons58m · Criminologist David Wilson investigates the recent past and present of Scotland's prison system, looking at how it can make bad people even worse.More Like This
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