Synopsis
Criminologist David Wilson discusses how surveillance technology has made the good old-fashioned bank robbery or jewellery raid harder than ever to pull off and not get caught.
- Programme: David Wilson's Crime Files
- Series: 1
- Episode: 02: Heists
- Channel: BBC Scotland
- Broadcast year: 2021
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