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David Wilson

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David Wilson is Professor of Criminology and founding Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University – one of the university’s “research centres of excellence”. He is the co-Editor of the prestigious Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, which is produced five times per year. Prior to taking up his academic appointment in September 1997, David was Senior Policy Advisor to the Prison Reform Trust, and between October 1983-April 1997 he worked as a Prison Governor.

David completed his PhD at Selwyn College Cambridge in 1983, and immediately joined HM Prison Service as Assistant Governor at HMP Wormwood Scrubs. He worked as a Prison ...more

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Average rating: 3.79 · 3,238 ratings · 345 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	My Life With Murderers 3.87 avg rating — 1,270 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of British Serial Killing: The Definitive History of British Serial Killing 1888-2008 - by the UK's Leading Expert 3.78 avg rating — 653 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Signs of Murder: A Small Town in Scotland, a Miscarriage of Justice and the Search for the Truth 3.85 avg rating — 262 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at Home: How Our Safest Space Is Where We’re Most in Danger 3.77 avg rating — 188 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Plot to Kill 3.38 avg rating — 183 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost British Serial Killer: Closing the Case on Peter Tobin and Bible John 3.88 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Broadmoor: A History of the Criminally Insane by David Wilson, Jenni Day 3.39 avg rating — 111 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rules of Restraint 3.59 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer 3.51 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of Modern Britain in Twenty Murders 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“there were so many men buying sexual services that the police could not keep track of the cars they were trying to record. In one night in Manchester, for example, four thousand cars were sighted and logged.”
― David Wilson, A History Of British Serial Killing: The Shocking Account of Jack the Ripper, Harold Shipman and Beyond

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“why do other ‘snobs’ – and indeed everyone who dreams of a big house and an exciting social life – not turn to serial murder, too?”
― David Wilson, A History Of British Serial Killing: The Shocking Account of Jack the Ripper, Harold Shipman and Beyond

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“John Scripps, who murdered three people in Singapore and Thailand,”
― David Wilson, A History Of British Serial Killing: The Shocking Account of Jack the Ripper, Harold Shipman and Beyond

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