Synopsis
Criminologist David Wilson investigates the reasons why blatant miscarriages of justice occur examining cases from past and present.
- Programme: David Wilson's Crime Files
- Series: 1
- Episode: 5: Miscarriages of Justice
- Channel: BBC Scotland
- Broadcast year: 2021
- Psychology
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