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...
The story of the hunt to find the killer of two teenage girls in 1980s Leicestershire which led to an e...
Jeremy Bentham’s revolutionary prison, the Panopticon, where all inmates were constantly visible, spawned a culture of mug-s...
Shocked by the failure to convict her daughter's killer, a mother fights for justice by tak...
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...
The story of how a 1970s miscarriage of justice involving three teenage boys would lead to a ...
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...
Fifteen men are locked up for eight days in a purpose-built prison so that psychologists can investigate the nature of power. Tonight the ...
Richard Blackwood hosts youth talk show about young people in prison, discussing what young people need after prison and how t...
Former EastEnders star Brooke Kinsella explores the use of restorative justice in Britain today and finds out what happens when offenders and their ...
An explanation of how citizen patrols have been set up to reduce crime in the local area where police patrols are not available.
A description of how fingerprints are collected.
A local cop takes on a well-known resident and her housemate who's heading to jail for the first time.
A local cop takes on a well-known resident, and a stabbing suspect goes on the run.
Heroin addicts Ashlea and Reece been been arrested multiple times, and police have had enough of their repeat offending.
Zimbardo explains the conclusions that he came to from the Stanford prison experiment about whether it was the sit...
An expert witness is approached to 'help' provide evidence and advice to a guilty defendant.
Further examples of expert witnesses and the role they play in court cases.
Watch an example of fingerprint analysis in action and what they are looking for when comparing prints.
How fingerprint evidence is accepted and allowed to be presented in court.
Investigation into a routine murder inquiry in a Scottish town that led to two people being wrongly accused of serious crimes.
Shelley Jofre re-examines the case of Alan McNamara (convicted of burglary on the strength of a single fingerprint) with fresh forensic evid...
Real footage and interview with a participant showing what it was like to be in the Stanford pri...
A graphologist is asked for help to cast doubt on someone's handwriting even though she knows they are guilty.
Raphael Rowe investigates claims that the forensic evidence which lead to the conviction of Barry George for the murder of Jill D...
Documentary about youngsters in prison and correctional institutions in Britain and around the world. Some children are serving heavy sentences for petty of...
Victims of burglary being offered opportunity to meet their burglars in a controversial scheme aimed at empowering victims and potentially cut l...
An explanation of how Neighbourhood Watch schemes have been introduced and the impact they make to local crime rates.
The re-offending rate of Norway's prisoners is 20 per cent, the lowest in Western Europe. Claire Bolderson asks what the...
Focusing on Bastoy, open prisons in Norway follow the principle of normality and preparing for release.
A unique rehabilitation scheme where prisoners work as chefs and waiters in a real restaurant inside the grounds of the ...
Chris Daw and Ayesha Nayyar look at what role our prisons should play in the fight against crime.
Discussion about the differences between the prison system in Norway and the UK - are prisons meant for punishment, reh...
An alternative to prison could be restorative justice and we hear a story of when it worked.
The restorative justice approach can lead to cooperation and reform. A former criminal talks how the process...
Watch a restorative justice conference in action and how a well planned and supported meeting can help the situation t...
Criminologist David Wilson investigates the reasons why blatant miscarriages of justice occur examining case...
A discussion about whether prisons should be tougher for inmates in order to be seen as a real deterrent.
Drama based on the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison experiment. A makeshift prison is set up in a research laboratory, and participants are hired to play ...
Documentary going behind-the-scenes at The Clink, a restaurant located within the walls of HMP High Down Prison and mostly staffed by convicted criminals.
Details of the police cases where a fingerprint was incorrectly identified and an innocent person blamed for a crime they did...
A debate about what the role and point of prisons are in the UK. Is it a punishment or deterrent?
In 1971, a group of American student volunteers adopted the roles of prisoners and guards in a specially controlled environment - it was quick...
Could Texas help the United Kingdom bring down its prison population, currently the highest in western Europe, Panorama join...
An investigation by Panorama discovers experts in handwriting, CCTV analysis and animal behaviour prepared to help clients hide the ...
Stephen Sackur chairs a debate about the role of prison in the 21st century. He is joined by a panel of experts and an invited audience at the ...
Women in prisons can have different outcomes and effects compared to men in prison.
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...
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