Eyewitness testimony | David Wilson’s Crime Files

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.

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

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

Prisons | Crime - Are We Tough Enough?

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

Restorative justice process | Can Criminals Say Sorry?

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

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...

Timothy Evans and Derek Bentley | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

The narrator discusses the introduction of the defence of diminished responsibility in Eng...

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...

Can Criminals Say Sorry?

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

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...

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-...

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...

Expert witnesses | Panorama

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

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...

Restorative justice | What Point Prison? The Debate

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

The role of prisons | What Point Prison? The Debate

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

The Stanford Prison Experiment

In 1971, a group of American student volunteers adopted the roles of prisoners and guards in a specially controlled environment - it was quick...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...