S04E03: Murder on the Ranch | Life and Death Row

S04E03: Murder on the Ranch | Life and Death Row

Capital punishment and the death pentalty | BBC Three | 2025 | 48'22''

After 20 years on death row, convicted murderer Ramiro Gonzales is scheduled for execution in June 2024. While one family ho...

S04E02: Cop Killer | Life and Death Row

S04E02: Cop Killer | Life and Death Row

Capital punishment and the death pentalty | BBC Three | 2025 | 58'32''

The sentencing trial of former marine Patrick McDowell for the murder of deputy sheriff Joshua Moyers and the impact on those in the ...

S04E01: True Conviction | Life and Death Row

S04E01: True Conviction | Life and Death Row

Capital punishment and the death pentalty | BBC Three | 2025 | 58'52''

Charting the final days approaching the scheduled execution of Ivan Cantu. Convicted in 2001 for a double murder in Dallas, he h...

The Mass Execution: 04 | Life and Death Row

The Mass Execution: 04 | Life and Death Row

Capital punishment and the death pentalty | BBC Two | 2018 | 1'15'07''

A student murdered by a teen gang is a focus at the last execution day. And there is an extraordinary act of compassion from one ...

The Mass Execution: 03 | Life and Death Row

The Mass Execution: 03 | Life and Death Row

Capital punishment and the death pentalty | BBC Two | 2018 | 1'15'18''

Two men both admitting to brutal attacks on women, with victims including an 11-year-old girl, are the next in line to be execute...

The Mass Execution: 02 | Life and Death Row

The Mass Execution: 02 | Life and Death Row

Capital punishment and the death pentalty | BBC Two | 2018 | 1'09'33''

DNA evidence might prove the innocence of one man. State prosecutors are determined to ensure justice for victims of a man they s...

The Mass Execution: 01 | Life and Death Row

The Mass Execution: 01 | Life and Death Row

Capital punishment and the death pentalty | BBC Two | 2018 | 58'31''

On death row, one man maintains his innocence, his family hoping he will be spared. In another case, a victim's daughter fights t...

Special: In Cold Blood | Life and Death Row

Special: In Cold Blood | Life and Death Row

Capital punishment and the death pentalty | BBC Three | 2018 | 59'09''

A former US Marine, seven days from execution, meets the son he fathered on the run, giving him a will to live. His murder victim...

S01E03: Crisis Stage | Life and Death Row

S01E03: Crisis Stage | Life and Death Row

Capital punishment and the death pentalty | BBC Three | 2014 | 56'15''

Film following students from the Death Penalty Clinic at the University of Houston as they fight last-ditch appeals for two of the ...

S01E02: Judgement | Life and Death Row

S01E02: Judgement | Life and Death Row

Capital punishment and the death pentalty | BBC Three | 2014 | 1'18'51''

Following the trial of Guy Heinze Jr, with access to jury members charged with reaching a verdict on allegations that he beat his fath...

S01E01: Execution | Life and Death Row

S01E01: Execution | Life and Death Row

Capital punishment and the death pentalty | BBC Three | 2014 | 59'01''

Series telling the story of capital punishment through the eyes of young people whose lives have been shaped by it. It looks at two of...

Episode 3 | Canny Cops

Episode 3 | Canny Cops

Crime and Deviance | BBC One | 2019 | 38'27''

Heroin addicts Ashlea and Reece been been arrested multiple times, and police have had enough of their repeat offending.

Episode 1 | Canny Cops

Episode 1 | Canny Cops

Crime and Deviance | BBC One | 2019 | 45'44''

A local cop takes on a well-known resident and her housemate who's heading to jail for the first time.

04: Drugs and Punishment | Wheeler on America

04: Drugs and Punishment | Wheeler on America

Crime and Deviance | BBC Four | 1996 | 49'54''

Charles Wheeler looks at population growth in prisons and asks are penalties for drug offences too harsh?

01: Victorian Spies | The History Of Surveillance

01: Victorian Spies | The History Of Surveillance

Crime and Punishment | Channel 4 | 2001 | 52'01''

Jeremy Bentham’s revolutionary prison, the Panopticon, where all inmates were constantly visible, spawned a culture of mug-...

Punishment or rehabilitation? | Would That Work Here?

Punishment or rehabilitation? | Would That Work Here?

Crime and Deviance | BBC Radio 4 | 2014 | 2'49''

Discussion about the differences between the prison system in Norway and the UK - are prisons meant for punishment, reh...

Open prisons and rehabilitation | Would That Work Here?

Open prisons and rehabilitation | Would That Work Here?

Crime and Deviance | BBC Radio 4 | 2014 | 4'43''

Focusing on Bastoy, open prisons in Norway follow the principle of normality and preparing for release.

Zero tolerance policing | Crime Beat

Zero tolerance policing | Crime Beat

Crime and Deviance | BBC One | 1997 | 6'51''

Middlesborough named the zero-tolerance capital of Britain for adopting strict policing methods pioneered in NYC.

Neighbourhood watch schemes | Crime Beat

Neighbourhood watch schemes | Crime Beat

Crime and Deviance | BBC One | 1997 | 5'16''

An explanation of how Neighbourhood Watch schemes have been introduced and the impact they make to local crime rates.

Citizen patrols | Crime Beat

Citizen patrols | Crime Beat

Crime and Deviance | BBC One | 1997 | 3'56''

An explanation of how citizen patrols have been set up to reduce crime in the local area where police patrols are not available.

Norway’s Prison Regime | Would That Work Here?

Norway’s Prison Regime | Would That Work Here?

Crime and Deviance | BBC Radio 4 | 2014 | 42'27''

The re-offending rate of Norway's prisoners is 20 per cent, the lowest in Western Europe. Claire Bolderson asks what the...

A Different Kind of Justice

A Different Kind of Justice

Crime and Punishment | BBC Radio 4 | 2013 | 27'14''

Facilitator Karl James tells the inside story of a 'restorative justice' meeting between a burglar and his victim, tracing the profound effects o...

Zero Tolerance | Crime Beat

Zero Tolerance | Crime Beat

Crime and Deviance | BBC One | 1997 | 28'59''

Martyn Lewis visits Middlesbrough, where so-called zero tolerance policies have reduced crime by 25% in just 8 months. A council estate in Northu...

Prisons | Crime – Are We Tough Enough?

Prisons | Crime – Are We Tough Enough?

Crime and Deviance | BBC One | 2020 | 43'53''

Chris Daw and Ayesha Nayyar look at what role our prisons should play in the fight against crime.

Behind Bars | Youth Nation: Changing the World

Behind Bars | Youth Nation: Changing the World

Crime and Deviance | BBC Two | 2003 | 1'59'15''

Richard Blackwood hosts youth talk show about young people in prison, discussing what young people need after prison and how t...

HMP Grampian: Transforming Scotland’s Hate Factory

HMP Grampian: Transforming Scotland’s Hate Factory

Crime and Deviance | BBC Two | 2014 | 58'56''

Documentary charting the history of the notorious Peterhead Prison, which was closed down in 2013, as told by former...

Kids Behind Bars

Kids Behind Bars

Crime and Punishment | BBC One | 2001 | 1'35'29''

Documentary about youngsters in prison and correctional institutions in Britain and around the world. Some children are serving heavy sentences for petty of...
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