A few years ago I studied criminology and psychology at the Open University. I didn’t last very long because psychology got the better of me but the criminology aspect was fascinating. Trying to understand the motivation for crime intrigues me…
The Woman Who Fed The Dogs
1 July 2015 by Leave a Comment
There are some crimes which are so hideous that they attract world-wide attention, names of (mostly) men who have committed acts so wicked that they spread beyond the borders of their own countries. One of these men is Marc Dutroux, a Belgian paedophile and child murderer…
Broadmoor Revealed: Victorian Crime and the Lunatic Asylum
3 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’m currently observing one of my semi-regular book buying moratoriums. When my to-be-read pile gets a little out of control I stop purchasing new books until it’s down to a more respectable figure. It’s currently at one hundred and (mumble, mumble) and it’s going to be a while…
And Still I Rise
17 November 2011 by Leave a Comment
I didn’t realise when I started to read Doreen Lawrence’s autobiography a couple of weeks ago that the trial of two men accused of her son’s murder would be starting this month, making the events described in And Still I Rise seem very recent and frighteningly relevant once again….