Season 1

2019 · 10 episodes

Episodes

1Serial KillersCriminologist David Wilson presents fresh analysis of notorious Scottish serial killers Peter Manuel and Peter Tobin and interviews criminal lawyer Donald Findlay QC.
2HeistsCriminologist 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.
3Crime and PovertyCriminologist David Wilson discusses and offers compelling arguments for the links between systemic poverty and extreme anti-social behaviour.
4GangsCriminologist David Wilson investigates the origins of Glasgow’s alternative motto 'the no mean city'. looking at gang culture past and present.
5Miscarriages of JusticeCriminologist David Wilson investigates the reasons why blatant miscarriages of justice occur examining cases from past and present.
6Disposal of the BodyDavid Wilson explores how murderers often get caught when they try to dispose of the body.
7ForensicsCriminologist David Wilson charts the origins and evolution of forensic science as an ever more important tool for crime detection.
8Double LifeCriminologist 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.
9Crimes of PassionCriminologist 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.
10PrisonsCriminologist David Wilson investigates the recent past and present of Scotland's prison system, looking at how it can make bad people even worse.