
Crime Files with David Wilson
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S1 E1 - Serial Killers
58minCriminologist David Wilson examines our obsession with serial killers and offers fresh analysis and insight into the minds of two of Scotlands most infamous Peter Manual and Peter Tobin David also interviews Donald Findlay QC the criminal lawyer who defended Peter Tobin They discuss how he obsessively followed the trial of Peter Manuel and how this influenced him to become a lawyerThis video is currently unavailableS1 E2 - Heists
58minDavid Wilson discusses how virtually our every move is covered by CCTV and if we commit a crime in public were almost certain to be caught on camera doing it Fiona Walker joins David in the studio and they discuss the evolution of the police TV appeal to the advent of Crimewatch which has led to the conviction of over a hundred murderers and rapistsThis video is currently unavailableS1 E3 - Crime and Poverty
58minCriminologist David Wilson discusses the governments findings that its difficult to prove a link between austerityera poverty and the rise in antisocial behaviorThis video is currently unavailableS1 E4 - Gangs
58minCriminologist David Wilson and his guests look at Glasgow gang culture arguing that the lsquoNo Mean Citylsquo motto is still very much applicableThis video is currently unavailableS1 E5 - Miscarriages of Justice
58minCriminologist David Wilson investigates the reasons why blatant miscarriages of justice occur examining cases from past and presentThis video is currently unavailableS1 E6 - Disposal of the Body
58minCriminologist David Wilson explores how if a killer wants to get away with murder they must get rid of the evidence In other words dispose of their victim Their attempts to do just that can often be what gets them caughtFree trial of XiveTV DocumentariesS1 E7 - Forensics
58minCriminologist David Wilson and his guests discuss the use of forensic science in crime detection looking at its 19th century origins and more recent use in unresolved murder cases that are decades oldFree trial of XiveTV DocumentariesS1 E8 - Crimes of Passion
58minCriminologist David Wilson and his guests discuss the lsquocrime of passion and lsquothe madness of murder the phenomenon that murder is committed when someone loses control or is consumed by a mental disorder and often take the life of someone they know or even loveFree trial of XiveTV DocumentariesS1 E9 - Double Life
58minCriminologist David Wilson and his guests delve into the psychology of criminals who lead a secret or double life hiding behind a respectable or constructed front in order to cover up their illegal activities and how the idea of the lsquodual nature and duality is imbedded in the Scottish psycheFree trial of XiveTV DocumentariesS1 E10 - Prisons
58minCriminologist David Wilson discusses with his guests the past and present of the Scottish prison system looking at a range of subjects from escapes to riots It went from being a route to rehabilitation to a system in need of reformationFree trial of XiveTV Documentaries