"Would the experience of being incarcerated for a day and a night be enough to deter teenagers from committing crime? This is the motivation behind Beyond Scared Straight.

Taking this quote from the exclusive authored piece by South African criminal psychologist and expert on rehabilitation Dr Micki Pistorius...

"And death shall have no dominion." This is the opening verse of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas' poem And death shall have no dominion. But what does he mean by this? I think he is getting at death having no control over humanity. While his words maybe true, death is one...

Those that have not heard of the Noonan family need to look a little closer and tune in to this new and exclusive UK premiere series "At Home with the Noonans" shown on the Crime & Investigation Network (Sky 553 & Virgin 237). The digital channel has embarked...

I am not normally interested in writing about brutal and sadistic crimes, but one specific case, the case of the Crossbow Cannibal in 2010 has persuaded me to delve deeper into the case in order to discover what provoked Stephen Griffiths, to murder and dismember the bodies of three women.

As an issue which provokes uproar and discontent in the media, it remains to be seen how long the topic of obesity will remain in the headlines. However, for the time being, the subject of obesity is very much the buzzword in the health service and for the media.

David Cameron spoke shortly after the riots that swept the UK in late August of the "tough love" that needed to be given to young people living in deprived areas. A large proportion of people involved in the riots were teenagers and the image of these youngsters with no hope...