Episode Nine - The Moral Weight Of Murder
In todays episode we look a new piece of research which explores how young people convicted of murder process their actions, frame their own blameworthiness and interpret the context of their crimes. ...
9 Jan 22min
Episode Eight - International Money Laundering
The National Crime Agency estimate that £100 billion of criminal cash passes through the UK financial markets every year.There may be a vast network of global obligations in place to prevent money lau...
19 Dec 202528min
Episode Seven - Dogs and DNA Transfer
In this week’s episode, I explore how the DNA of a perpetrator can be transferred by and to our four legged friends. The paper in this episode is called "Investigation of human DNA transfer during moc...
10 Dec 202523min
Episode Six - How does a burglar choose a target?
In this week’s episode, I explore one of criminology's central puzzles: How does an offender choose their target?A recent US study approached this challenge by working with 160 incarcerated burglars u...
7 Nov 202515min
Episode Five - Incels in the UK
How did the term "incel" transform from a supportive blog in 1997 into a platform for violent, misogynistic extremism?This week, we dive into the complex and troubling phenomenon of involuntary celiba...
30 Okt 202522min
Episode Four - Prison as Criminal Ecosystem
Prisons are meant to be an antidote to crime; a place where those who commit crimes are sent to break there cycle of offending. The assumption is that at least while behind bars, they can't be up to n...
23 Okt 202516min
Episode Three - Coercive Control
This episode investigates the nature and extent of victim and perpetrator misidentification, particularly concerning policing responses to coercive and controlling behaviour (CCB) in England and Wales...
14 Okt 202521min
Episode Two - Restorative Justice
In this episode, we explore the role of restorative justice in addressing historical clerical child sexual abuse at Blackrock College, a prominent school in Dublin, Ireland. The discussion is grounded...
14 Okt 202514min
