When looking at the reasons why people offend, Lombroso, a scientist in the 19th century, believe...
Further examples of expert witnesses and the role they play in court cases.
A graphologist is asked for help to cast doubt on someone's handwriting even though she knows they are guilty.
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.
A description of how fingerprints are collected.
Details of the police cases where a fingerprint was incorrectly identified and an innocent person blamed for a crime they did...
An expert witness is approached to 'help' provide evidence and advice to a guilty defendant.
Scientists explain how different childhood experiences and socialisation can lead to an indiv...
Professor Dabbs and Dr Higley provide evidence of the role of testosterone and serotonin in vio...
Dr Raine's research into aggression showed the important role of different brain areas including the pre-...
Lombrosso's early ideas about the biological basis for criminal behaviour and the subsequent...
Victims of burglary being offered opportunity to meet their burglars in a controversial scheme aimed at empowering victims and potentially cut l...
An investigation by Panorama discovers experts in handwriting, CCTV analysis and animal behaviour prepared to help clients hide the ...
Investigation into a routine murder inquiry in a Scottish town that led to two people being wrongly accused of serious crimes.
Raphael Rowe investigates claims that the forensic evidence which lead to the conviction of Barry George for the murder of Jill D...
The Maguires were imprisoned on forensic evidence which is now discredited. Helena Kennedy QC looks at the use of science a...
Winifred Robinson looks at attempts to combat gun and knife crime. With the issue now high on the political agenda, many dif...
Michael Mosley uses the BBC archives to chart scientists' progress as they probed the mind of the murderer to try to understand why pe...
Could Texas help the United Kingdom bring down its prison population, currently the highest in western Europe, Panorama join...
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