currently writing and teaching Criminology.
Birmingham, England
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Whatever the outcome - and let’s keep hoping and praying - and no matter the unprecedented social media/PR pressures that undoubtedly exist - victim blaming with a whiff of misogyny is no way to conduct a police investigation.
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I am feeling ridiculously pleased with myself - finally tracked down the keyboard warrior who was always reviewing my books on Amazon as 1* - uncovered who he was (he used a pseudonym) found his work telephone number and then called him!
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My daughter who is a nurse was given these flowers - as was every other nurse - whilst shopping @Tesco this morning. What a lovely gesture. Thank you.
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This might be helpful:
Narcissistic personality disorder is when people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for excessive attention and admiration. Behind this mask of confidence lies a fragile self-esteem vulnerable to the slightest criticism.
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I'm beginning to wish that Nicola Sturgeon was standing in England - she's been terrific #leadersdabate
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Cruelty to animals is so often merely the public indication of a deep-seated sadistic personality. bbc.co.uk/news/world-austral…
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#LeavingNeverland if you take away the wealth/fame the processes on view were the same that every victim of a paedophile describes: intense grooming; being made to feel special; sharing secrets; isolation from family; lack of judgement by family.
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Here's the crisis in Dutch prisons - no prisoners! How have they reduced their prison population over the last ten years?
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So: police’s working hypothesis was correct; “experts” who inserted themselves into this story were part of the problem not the solution; it’s no good “old” media criticising “new” media - those days have gone; communication lessons need to be learned. bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-64697…
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19 prisons have closed in the Netherlands in the last few years. They imprison 57 people per 100000 whilst we imprison 148 per 100000.
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Taken a few years ago but this is me with Brian Masters - beautifully played by @Jason__Watkins in #Des
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Well this has brightened up my rather overcast Thursday! theguardian.com/us-news/2020…
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Enough is enough - no change whatsoever in his behaviour and abusing his anonymity liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/chi…
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Thank you Fiona. You’d be best to email me at my university and I can pass on your details to the production team at Alaska who make the series.
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If it is the State’s responsibility to arrest, try and sentence it should also be the State’s responsibility to imprison. For me it is morally repugnant for profit to be made out of the incarceration of people.
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This gives me no pleasure but a number of us said he should never have been released. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-le…
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#interviewwithamurderer #C4 thank you for all your tweets. It's a difficult and emotional watch but important.
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The correct decision and I fail to see how he would be able to address these serious concerns in 2 years - when he is next eligible to be considered for parole. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-me…
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Most Male stalkers I worked with were not mentally ill - they were controlling and resentful about rejection. Many were narcissistic.
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Sorry that I’ve been absent from Twitter but I’m finding the opportunity created by self-isolating an opportunity to write - i predict a book due in 2020 is going to be finished ahead of schedule!!
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I’m trying to summarise what I’ve learned from the many and various experts about Nicola Bulley’s disappearance: she may, or may not have gone into the water; she may, or may not have been abducted; the public may or may not be a help. Anything else?
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I know it’s too short! Erring on side of caution just in case of a spike and everything closes again!
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Thank you to everyone watching #inthefootstepsofkillers which I see is trending. I’m happy to answer any questions about the programme.
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I love #Glasgow - so direct if slightly mistaken, as in being shouted at in the street - “you’re that man off the telly who does all they murders!”
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These are just some of the women murdered by Ted Bundy. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is not sensationalist but why do we always use the killer’s narrative to tell these stories?
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This is the 18th school shooting in the USA this year and we are still in February- bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana…
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Weren’t we being assured by all and sundry that the danger to our national security was Corbyn? thetimes.co.uk/article/russi…
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Lucy Letby: Serial killer or a miscarriage of justice? telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07…
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On my walk today I encountered more people than on all previous days - that’s the consequence of mixed government messages about the lockdown.
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Watching #JillDando on #BBC1 - serious and sober but 1. The miscarriage against George is significant and the circumstances of it typical of other miscarriages; 2. Why a contract killing was ruled out still baffles and is for me the most likely scenario.
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So excited - the first HB copy arrived today. Book is published on 21 March. Thank you @winlow_s and @EmiliaFox for your kind comments on the f/b covers.
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So Nilsen has died - first serial killer I ever spoke to and with whom I communicated over the years. Is it too strange to admit I learned a great deal from him? I will not mourn his passing but I did use our discussions and his letters.
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Ahead of the final episode tonight - why documentaries such as ours are important and generate an audience despite the elitist criticism @EmiliaFox @DrGrahamHill1 telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/true-cr…
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Perhaps I will simply be accused of being “a left wing Criminologist” but can I make an empirical point that has been demonstrated repeatedly - more people in prison does not make communities safer. gov.uk/government/news/10-00…
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Marry Christmas everyone - especially to all our public sector workers who are on duty in our Hospitals, Prisons and Police and Fire stations.
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I’d be very careful before accepting this at face value. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ke…
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His background is irrelevant - he was participating in and perpetuating an appalling and disgusting market in child abuse. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8vz…
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Surely it’s now time to stop funding this from the public purse? Last April we were assured police were pursuing a “critical line of enquiry”; November brought the “Bulgarian woman”. It’s got and is going nowhere. news.sky.com/story/more-fund…
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In #Heathrow today to fly to Aberdeen where I’m filming a new series of @BBCScotland #CrimeFiles The airport is all but empty but I find myself smiling constantly at the staff - they must think I’m mad, but it just feels wonderful to be out of the house!
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#TheLongShadow has to be the best thing on tv at the moment - brilliantly filmed and acted.
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The "ideal" missing child and the "missing missing" children who don't get £11m spent on trying to find them blogs.bcu.ac.uk/views/2017/0…
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We can debate the motivation of the shooter but - as with the debate about the motivation of serial killers - it does nothing to tackle their actions. Banning semi-automatic weapons; assault rifles and their like does. #Dunblane
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What I like about #SASWhoDaresWins is it's honesty about flawed masculinity - discussed so far PTSD; suicide; gambling and alcohol addiction
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I’m still amazed that this was “Manslaughter” and nor Murder. However I do know without doubt that it was Misogyny. theguardian.com/uk-news/2020…
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Off down to London for @TrueCrimeAward ceremony - have your fingers crossed for me. I’m up for @BBCScotland #CrimeFiles made by @TernTelevision Will it be beer tonight or champagne?
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The Netherlands has so much spare prison capacity it "imports" prisoners from Norway and Belgium!
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Let’s remember Stephen Sinclair; Kenneth Ockenden; Martyn Duffy; Graham Allan; Malcolm Barlow; John Hewlett; and the other unidentified young men he killed. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44097196
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So excited to share the front cover of me next book!
We’re so pleased to reveal the cover for My Life with Murderers, memoirs from @ProfDavidWilson coming in March next year.
Available to pre order here: amzn.to/2CfhB3m
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Well thank Heavens for TV documentaries, True Crime fans and “web sleuths”! theguardian.com/uk-news/2021…
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Yes #firefighters are heroes as are nurses; teachers; police officers; and prison staff. We call them #PublicSector
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I used to moan about cutting the grass once every 3-4 weeks; now I seem to look forward to doing it every 3-4 days!
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If Hell exists, it has a new resident. bbc.com/news/articles/c51nxn…
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I’m sorry that England didn’t win but it is obvious that this young team - managed by Southgate - have a very bright future.
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Just been announced that #interviewwithamurderer has won #RTS Award
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I support Helen’s Law.
Killers should NEVER be freed if they don't reveal where bodies are dailym.ai/2MpkWxV via @MailOnline
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These are complex decisions and I know they are not taken lightly but...this is a career criminal who only a few years ago was denied parole. Frankly apart from his age, what’s actually changed regarding his personality in that time? bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ke…
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After my #haircut tomorrow I will be counting down to the publication of my next book on 16th July: Signs of Murder.
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Start filming very soon!
I've got a feeling that 2022 is going to be a good year........I just can't wait for these two to be back on TV💥
@ProfDavidWilson 🕵️
@EmiliaFox 🦊
#Inthefootstepsofkillers
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Oh and here are some symptoms: Have an exaggerated sense of self-importance; a sense of entitlement; require constant, excessive admiration; Expect to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it; and Behave in an arrogant or haughty manner.
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I’m the son of a nurse; the brother of three nurses; and the father of a nurse. I’m proud to support them today #RCNStrike #FairPayforNursing
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You may find Just Stop Oil annoying. You may dislike their tactics. But they do not belong in prison | Chris Packham and Dale Vince | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Published this Thursday - looking forward to speaking about the book on @thismorning and in Milton Keynes and @blaketheatre in Monmouth
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I’ve been on several death rows; interviewed people awaiting execution; spoken with prison officials who’ve carried out this awful sentence; and have a dear friend @CliveSSmith who fights for its abolition. Never support this awful punishment. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-6…
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Just catching up on this - painful to watch at times but an astonishing series. Jessica Gunning is truly outstanding. Having been stalked myself please remember help available on 08088020300 or at @live_life_safe
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My first and immediate thoughts are for her family. This is so very heartbreaking.
I’m going to tweet separately about other matters related to this case. bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-64697…
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BBC News - Helen's Law: Killers who conceal victims' remains face parole refusal bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-me…
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#Savile Theroux for me is discovering the weakness of the genre of the "mock doc" that he pioneered; access is nothing without insight.
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But, of course, if you are already going to be given a Whole Life Tariff the threat of having your sentence increased is irrelevant. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66660136
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For me the correct decision but more importantly a “pathway” has clearly been identified for him - namely that he moves onto normal prison location and out of segregation. Only one person has the power to accept that pathway and make it happen - will he? bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-be…
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#cambridgeuniversity and their “learning together” initiative is wonderful. What they have achieved should not be undermined by #LondonBridgeAttack I am obviously aware that two prisoners were involved - the attacker and a second who tried to prevent it.
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The correct decision and I note that a number of perpetrators are using “a sex game gone wrong” as a defence. Thank goodness the Jury didn’t believe this killer. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-es…
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For decades the models of behaviour that people have been encouraged to aspire to have been about aggressive individualism. You can’t switch that culture off in a few weeks. Panic buying is a consequence of that neoliberal culture.
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I am Scottish but I have no vote. If I was judging only on the basis on this debate I would have no hesitation in voting Yes.
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Will be glued to the TV tonight and then discussing all things #HappyValley tomorrow on @thismorning
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BBC Scotland - David Wilson's Crime Files, Series 1, Disposal of the Body bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000d4t…
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Off to the mighty Glasgow - new series of #CrimeFiles starting!
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