I shook hands with the man who nearly killed me | Life Changing

I shook hands with the man who nearly killed me | Life Changing

Crime and Deviance | BBC Radio 4 | 2025 | 27'45''

MP Paul Kohler, the victim of a savage assault in his home, describes how his worldview was changed by facing...

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

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

Crime and Deviance | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'00''

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

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

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

Crime and Deviance | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'03''

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

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

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

Crime and Deviance | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'54''

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

4: Tyranny | The Experiment (2002)

4: Tyranny | The Experiment (2002)

Dealing with offending behaviour | BBC Two | 2002 | 58'47''

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: Rebellion | The Experiment (2002)

Dealing with offending behaviour | BBC Two | 2002 | 58'48''

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)

2: Order | The Experiment (2002)

Dealing with offending behaviour | BBC Two | 2002 | 58'53''

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: Conflict | The Experiment (2002)

Dealing with offending behaviour | BBC Two | 2002 | 58'52''

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

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 2 | Canny Cops

Episode 2 | Canny Cops

Crime and Deviance | BBC One | 2019 | 46'58''

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

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.

The Experiment (2001)

The Experiment (2001)

Dealing with offending behaviour | BBC Two | 2009 | 1'52'35''

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 ...

1: Victorian Spies | The History Of Surveillance

1: 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-s...

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.

What Point Prison? The Debate

What Point Prison? The Debate

Crime and Deviance | BBC Radio 4 | 2016 | 42'43''

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 ...

Prison rehabilitation scheme | The Prison Restaurant

Prison rehabilitation scheme | The Prison Restaurant

Dealing with offending behaviour | BBC One | 2011 | 3'11''

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?

Restorative justice as rehabilitation | Can Criminals Say Sorry?

Crime and Deviance | BBC Three | 2014 | 5'16''

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

Restorative justice process | Can Criminals Say Sorry?

Restorative justice process | Can Criminals Say Sorry?

Crime and Deviance | BBC Three | 2014 | 6'48''

Watch a restorative justice conference in action and how a well planned and supported meeting can help the situation t...

Evil place vs good people | The Stanford Prison Experiment

Evil place vs good people | The Stanford Prison Experiment

Dealing with offending behaviour | BBC Two | 2002 | 2'32''

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

Footage from the Stanford prison experiment | The Stanford Prison Experiment

Dealing with offending behaviour | BBC Two | 2002 | 1'53''

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 explains the experiment | The Stanford Prison Experiment

Dealing with offending behaviour | BBC Two | 2002 | 1'30''

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

Restorative justice | What Point Prison? The Debate

Restorative justice | What Point Prison? The Debate

Crime and Deviance | BBC Radio 4 | 2016 | 4'46''

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 prison | What Point Prison? The Debate

Crime and Deviance | BBC Radio 4 | 2016 | 4'46''

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

Should prisons be tougher? | What Point Prison? The Debate

Should prisons be tougher? | What Point Prison? The Debate

Crime and Deviance | BBC Radio 4 | 2016 | 2'05''

A discussion about whether prisons should be tougher for inmates in order to be seen as a real deterrent.

The role of prisons | What Point Prison? The Debate

The role of prisons | What Point Prison? The Debate

Crime and Deviance | BBC Radio 4 | 2016 | 2'06''

A debate about what the role and point of prisons are in the UK. Is it a punishment or deterrent?

Expert witnesses | Panorama

Expert witnesses | Panorama

Crime and Deviance | BBC One | 2014 | 1'56''

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

Handwriting analysis | Panorama

Handwriting analysis | Panorama

Crime and Deviance | BBC One | 2014 | 2'25''

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

Fingerprint analysis example | Panorama

Fingerprint analysis example | Panorama

Crime Scene to Courtroom | BBC One | 2006 | 2'20''

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

Fingerprint evidence in court | Panorama

Fingerprint evidence in court | Panorama

Crime Scene to Courtroom | BBC One | 2006 | 1'00''

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

Collecting fingerprint evidence | Panorama

Collecting fingerprint evidence | Panorama

Crime Scene to Courtroom | BBC One | 2006 | 43''

A description of how fingerprints are collected.

The problems of fingerprint analysis | Panorama

The problems of fingerprint analysis | Panorama

Crime Scene to Courtroom | BBC One | 2006 | 17'43''

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

Expert witness bias | Panorama

Expert witness bias | Panorama

Crime and Deviance | BBC One | 2014 | 5'51''

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

Zero tolerance policing | CrimeBeat

Zero tolerance policing | CrimeBeat

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 | CrimeBeat

Neighbourhood watch schemes | CrimeBeat

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 | CrimeBeat

Citizen patrols | CrimeBeat

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...

The Prison Restaurant

The Prison Restaurant

Dealing with offending behaviour | BBC One | 2011 | 50'04''

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.

Can Criminals Say Sorry?

Can Criminals Say Sorry?

Crime and Deviance | BBC Three | 2014 | 57'00''

Former EastEnders star Brooke Kinsella explores the use of restorative justice in Britain today and finds out what happens when offenders and their ...

Meet the Burglars | Panorama

Meet the Burglars | Panorama

Crime and Deviance | BBC One | 2011 | 29'09''

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

Undercover: Justice for Sale? | Panorama

Crime and Deviance | BBC One | 2014 | 29'15''

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

Fingerprints in the Dock | Panorama

Fingerprints in the Dock | Panorama

Crime Scene to Courtroom | BBC One | 2006 | 38'28''

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

S1E5: Miscarriages of Justice | David Wilson’s Crime Files

S1E5: Miscarriages of Justice | David Wilson’s Crime Files

Crime Scene to Courtroom | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 58'01''

Criminologist David Wilson investigates the reasons why blatant miscarriages of justice occur examining case...

Jill Dando: The Jury’s Out | Panorama

Jill Dando: The Jury’s Out | Panorama

Crime and Deviance | BBC One | 2007 | 29'10''

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

Fingerprints on Trial | Panorama

Fingerprints on Trial | Panorama

Crime and Punishment | BBC One | 2002 | 38'45''

Shelley Jofre re-examines the case of Alan McNamara (convicted of burglary on the strength of a single fingerprint) with fresh forensic evid...

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...

Wot U Looking At? | Horizon

Wot U Looking At? | Horizon

Dealing with offending behaviour | BBC Two | 1993 | 57'10''

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...

Tough Justice in Britain -Texas Style | Panorama

Tough Justice in Britain -Texas Style | Panorama

Crime and Deviance | BBC News | 2015 | 29'07''

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