Forensic Psychology

3: Interrogation | Catching Britain's Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us

The story of how a 1970s miscarriage of justice involving three teenage boys would lead to a radica...

2: Double Jeopardy | Catching Britain's Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us

Shocked by the failure to convict her daughter's killer, a mother fights for justice by taking on...

1: DNA | Catching Britain's Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us

The story of the hunt to find the killer of two teenage girls in 1980s Leicestershire which led to an extraor...

4: Tyranny | The Experiment (2002)

Fifteen men are locked up for eight days in a purpose-built prison so that psychologists can investigate the nature of power. Tonight the ...

3: Rebellion | The Experiment (2002)

3/4-part documentary series in which fifteen men are locked up for eight days in a purpose-built prison to enable psychologists to study...

2: Order | The Experiment (2002)

1/4 prt documentary series in which 14 men are divided into inmates & guards & locked up for 8 days in purpose-built jail. The effects of in...

1: Conflict | The Experiment (2002)

1/4 prt documentary series in which 14 men are divided into inmates & guards & locked up for 8 days in purpose-built jail. The effects of...

Episode 3 | Canny Cops

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

Episode 2 | Canny Cops

A local cop takes on a well-known resident, and a stabbing suspect goes on the run.

Episode 1 | Canny Cops

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

1: Victorian Spies | The History Of Surveillance

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

Punishment or rehabilitation? | Would That Work Here?

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?

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

Prison rehabilitation scheme | The Prison Restaurant

A unique rehabilitation scheme where prisoners work as chefs and waiters in a real restaurant inside the grounds of the ...

Restorative justice as rehabilitation | Can Criminals Say Sorry?

The restorative justice approach can lead to cooperation and reform. A former criminal talks how the process...

Evil place vs good people | The Stanford Prison Experiment

Zimbardo explains the conclusions that he came to from the Stanford prison experiment about whether it was the sit...

Footage from the Stanford prison experiment | The Stanford Prison Experiment

Real footage and interview with a participant showing what it was like to be in the Stanford pri...

Zimbardo explains the experiment | The Stanford Prison Experiment

Zimbardo shows how the Stanford prison experiment was set up and what it aimed to show.

Restorative justice | What Point Prison? The Debate

An alternative to prison could be restorative justice and we hear a story of when it worked.

Women in prison | What Point Prison? The Debate

Women in prisons can have different outcomes and effects compared to men in prison.

Expert witnesses | Panorama

Further examples of expert witnesses and the role they play in court cases.

Handwriting analysis | Panorama

A graphologist is asked for help to cast doubt on someone's handwriting even though she knows they are guilty.

Expert witness bias | Panorama

An expert witness is approached to 'help' provide evidence and advice to a guilty defendant.

Fingerprint analysis example | Panorama

Watch an example of fingerprint analysis in action and what they are looking for when comparing prints.

Fingerprint evidence in court | Panorama

How fingerprint evidence is accepted and allowed to be presented in court.

Collecting fingerprint evidence | Panorama

A description of how fingerprints are collected.

The problems of fingerprint analysis | Panorama

Details of the police cases where a fingerprint was incorrectly identified and an innocent person blamed for a crime they did...

Childhood experience and violent crime | The Mystery of Murder: A Horizon Guide

Scientists explain how different childhood experiences and socialisation can lead to an indiv...

Testosterone, serotonin and violence | The Mystery of Murder: A Horizon Guide

Professor Dabbs and Dr Higley provide evidence of the role of testosterone and serotonin in vio...

Early biological theories of aggression | The Mystery of Murder: A Horizon Guide

Lombrosso's early ideas about the biological basis for criminal behaviour and the subsequent...

Brain areas and aggression | The Mystery of Murder: A Horizon Guide

Dr Raine's research into aggression showed the important role of different brain areas including the pre-...

Fingerprints in the Dock | Panorama

Investigation into a routine murder inquiry in a Scottish town that led to two people being wrongly accused of serious crimes.

Lombroso's Theories of Crime | The Mystery Of Murder: A Horizon Guide

When looking at the reasons why people offend, Lombroso, a scientist in the 19th century, believed he h...

The Mystery of Murder: A Horizon Guide

Michael Mosley uses the BBC archives to chart scientists' progress as they probed the mind of the murderer to try to understand why pe...

Meet the Burglars | Panorama

Victims of burglary being offered opportunity to meet their burglars in a controversial scheme aimed at empowering victims and potentially cut l...

Undercover: Justice for Sale? | Panorama

An investigation by Panorama discovers experts in handwriting, CCTV analysis and animal behaviour prepared to help clients hide the ...

Tough Justice in Britain -Texas Style | Panorama

Could Texas help the United Kingdom bring down its prison population, currently the highest in western Europe, Panorama join...

Jill Dando: The Jury's Out | Panorama

Raphael Rowe investigates claims that the forensic evidence which lead to the conviction of Barry George for the murder of Jill Dando i...

The Maguires: Forensic Science on Trial | Antenna

The Maguires were imprisoned on forensic evidence which is now discredited. Helena Kennedy QC looks at the use of science a...

Gangs, Guns and Knives: The Search For Solutions

Winifred Robinson looks at attempts to combat gun and knife crime. With the issue now high on the political agenda, many dif...

Childhood experience and violent crime | The Mystery of Murder: A Horizon Guide

Scientists explain how different childhood experiences and socialisation can lead to an indiv...

Testosterone, serotonin and violence | The Mystery of Murder: A Horizon Guide

Professor Dabbs and Dr Higley provide evidence of the role of testosterone and serotonin in vio...

Early biological theories of aggression | The Mystery of Murder: A Horizon Guide

Lombrosso's early ideas about the biological basis for criminal behaviour and the subsequent...

Brain areas and aggression | The Mystery of Murder: A Horizon Guide

Dr Raine's research into aggression showed the important role of different brain areas including the pre-...

Lombroso's Theories of Crime | The Mystery Of Murder: A Horizon Guide

When looking at the reasons why people offend, Lombroso, a scientist in the 19th century, believed he h...

The Mystery of Murder: A Horizon Guide

Michael Mosley uses the BBC archives to chart scientists' progress as they probed the mind of the murderer to try to understand why pe...

Psychopath | Science Of Crime

Through personal testimonies, this investigation into the science of crime explores what makes psychopaths commit their crimes.

Wot U Looking At? | Horizon

Program looking at the causes of violence, feauring interviews with men and boys with a record of violence both in USA and in England. But should...

Banged up and Left to Fail?

Student Natalie, who was repeatedly in and out of the criminal justice system during her teens, explores the impact being locked up has had on yo...