Episodes
Serial Killers
July 21, 2019
Criminologist David Wilson presents fresh analysis of notorious Scottish serial killers Peter Manuel and Peter Tobin and interviews criminal lawyer Donald Findlay QC.
Heists
July 28, 2019
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.
Crime and Poverty
August 4, 2019
Criminologist David Wilson discusses and offers compelling arguments for the links between systemic poverty and extreme anti-social behaviour.
Gangs
August 11, 2019
Criminologist David Wilson investigates the origins of Glasgow’s alternative motto 'the no mean city'. looking at gang culture past and present.
Miscarriages of Justice
August 18, 2019
Criminologist David Wilson investigates the reasons why blatant miscarriages of justice occur examining cases from past and present.
Disposal of the Body
January 5, 2020
David Wilson explores how murderers often get caught when they try to dispose of the body.
Forensics
January 12, 2020
Criminologist David Wilson charts the origins and evolution of forensic science as an ever more important tool for crime detection.
Double Life
January 19, 2020
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.
Crimes of Passion
January 26, 2020
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.
Prisons
February 2, 2020
Criminologist David Wilson investigates the recent past and present of Scotland's prison system, looking at how it can make bad people even worse.
