David Wilson

Professor of Criminology

David Wilson, Emeritus Professor of Criminology Birmingham City University

David Wilson, Emeritus Professor of Criminology Birmingham City University

Latest articles from David Wilson

David Wilson: Blindspot in the Scottish criminal justice system lets guilty go free

Let’s think about the obstacles to getting justice in Scotland. A recent and very readable discussion paper called Access to Justice for Everyone, produced by the Scottish Human Rights Commission, identified four man barriers that blocked people getting justice: a lack of awareness of rights; a lack of legal, financial and emotional resources; the complexity of different complaints procedures; and weak mechanisms to promote system-level learning from past mistakes and violations.

David Wilson: Giving John Lennon's killer parole is simply too dangerous

Mark Chapman was sentenced to 20 years for killing John Lennon in December 1980 outside of The Dakota - the Upper West Side apartment buildings where the former Beatle lived with his wife Yoko Ono and Sean, their five-year old son – by shooting him four times in the back, as Lennon walked into the building.

Prof David Wilson: Five murders that blew apart the serial killer mystique

David Wilson: Five murders that blew apart the serial killer mystique It’s a case that haunts me. Sixteen years ago this month, the trial of Steve Wright began. Wright was charged with the murders of five young women: Tania Nicol, Gemma Adams, Anneli Alderton, Annette Nicholls and Paula Clennell.