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Real Crime: Locked Up for Life

By: Julian Druker
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About this listen

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Some crimes are so horrific they attract the harshest punishment possible: a sentence that means the guilty will die behind bars.

From 'The Crossbow Cannibal' to Moors murderer Myra Hindley, journalist Julian Druker explores the cases of eight criminals with whole life orders and asks what this means for the criminals and society.

Told through archive news coverage of these crimes, this series explores the judicial and sentencing processes, as well as the legal, ethical and political dimensions of whole life orders.

We chart the evolution of these whole life sentences from the 1980s to the present day, and explore how politicians' desire to appear 'Tough on crime' has resulted in an increase of the UK prison population.

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Episodes
  • Ep. 1: Arthur Hutchinson - What is a Whole Life Sentence?

    Ep. 1: Arthur Hutchinson - What is a Whole Life Sentence?
    Apr 6 2020

    It was 1983, and Suzanne Laitner’s wedding day, but it was also the day Arthur Hutchinson killed both her parents and her brother and raped her 18-year-old sister. Arthur Hutchinson was one of the first people to get a whole life sentence – but what does that mean, and how did this form of life sentence come about?
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    28 mins
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  • Ep. 2: Stephen Griffiths - Are Murderers Evil?

    Ep. 2: Stephen Griffiths - Are Murderers Evil?
    Apr 6 2020

    Stephen Griffiths was dubbed ‘the Crossbow Cannibal’ by the tabloid press and he quickly adopted the name himself and courted his ‘evil’ image. Julian explores what we mean by evil, and if it is a word that has a place within criminal justice.
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    26 mins
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  • Ep. 3: Stephen Port - Defending the Guilty

    Ep. 3: Stephen Port - Defending the Guilty
    Apr 6 2020

    Stephen Port became known as ‘the Grindr Killer’ because he found his victims through gay social networking apps. The case against him was overwhelming – and his legal costs were footed by the taxpayer – Julian asks why we defend the guilty and who should pay for it.
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    25 mins
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Despite the tabloid title, this is a broadsheet podcast offering real insight into criminal justice.

Thought provoking & intellectual Podcast

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An interesting series although the narrative was a little one sided. The aim of the series seemed to be to push for prison reform. Not that there is anything wrong with this. There was no real counter arguement and little real detail or evidence, other than the word of a prison psycologyst, to properly justify the case.

Interesting series

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I found this interesting although I didn't agree with some of the view expressed and felt a little like i was being told that my thinking on crime and punishment was wrong and I was being told to change my mind. I consider myself to be reasonably open minded but struggled with some of the views expressed by those interviewed. Julian Druker was easy to listen to and the series held my attention all the way through.

Interesting listening

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Really enjoyed listening to this pod cast made me understand the criminal justice system better.

Locked up for life

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loved it was great to listen to and very interesting aswell. wished it was longer though.

loved it

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