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Here you will find a list of books that may interest you to delve into and extend your knowledge and interests in the field of criminology.
Here you will find a list of books that may interest you to delve into and extend your knowledge and interests in the field of criminology.
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Book reviews
Book reviews
Brixton Hill: Lottie Moggach
Louise Sargent (Summer 2021)
Nail-biting Fiction. Great summer read.
Written by award winning author Lottie Moggach, Brixton Hill, kept me fully engaged from the beginning, with fascinating glimpses of life for a prisoner being released into the busy streets of Brixton on working day release.
As Rob reaches the end of a seven year stretch inside, he winds up in an open prison in Brixton. Each morning, he exits the prison gates and begins the short walk to a local charity shop, where he spends the day in the backroom sorting through other people's discarded belongings. All he needs to do is keep his nose out of trouble and in just a few months' time, he'll be out for good.
One morning in the bustle of commuters on Brixton Hill, Rob notices a well-dressed woman trip over. He helps her up and they exchange a few words before parting ways, but she's made a lasting impression on him. From that day on, Rob keeps an eye out for her - and always seems to get lucky with a sighting. Despite coming from very different worlds, the pair slowly become acquainted and Rob gets increasingly desperate to hide his current residence from her.
But who exactly is this woman who seems to have a growing interest in him? Rob must be very careful - one false step and it could set him back years . . .
As the book progresses the suspense and mystery of the connection between these two characters reaches a level to which I just could not put the book down. It is nail-biting at the end and the author manages to recreate a real sense of the daily life behind prison walls, but also a palpable sense of the growing tension between the two characters as the story, and the twists and turns, unfold in front of your eyes.
The work of a criminal barrister: Under the Wig
The work of a criminal barrister: Under the Wig
(A lawyer's stories of murder, guilt and innocence)
Louise Sargent (Summer 2020)
Louise Sargent (Summer 2020)
This is a fascinating memoir of William Clegg, a man with 50 years experience as a criminal defence barrister. The book not only creates a revealing insight into the colourful life of barristers' chambers, but most significantly for us, William Clegg was the leading defence barrister in some of the very high profile cases that you will be studying in Unit 3. From the Colin Stagg acquittal, to the Barry George trial, the Joanna Yeates case, and many more...
This is a fascinating memoir of William Clegg, a man with 50 years experience as a criminal defence barrister. The book not only creates a revealing insight into the colourful life of barristers' chambers, but most significantly for us, William Clegg was the leading defence barrister in some of the very high profile cases that you will be studying in Unit 3. From the Colin Stagg acquittal, to the Barry George trial, the Joanna Yeates case, and many more...
He also represented Dusko Tadic in the Hague, the first man to be convicted of war crimes by an International Court, since the Nuremberg trials of the second World War.
He also represented Dusko Tadic in the Hague, the first man to be convicted of war crimes by an International Court, since the Nuremberg trials of the second World War.
Whilst reading this I also learnt that Kier Starmer, the current Leader of the Labour party, and formerly the Director of Public Prosecutions in England and Wales, worked as his junior barrister in the case of private Clegg (no relation to the author), a soldier charged with the murder of a catholic joyrider in Belfast during the troubled 1990s.
Whilst reading this I also learnt that Kier Starmer, the current Leader of the Labour party, and formerly the Director of Public Prosecutions in England and Wales, worked as his junior barrister in the case of private Clegg (no relation to the author), a soldier charged with the murder of a catholic joyrider in Belfast during the troubled 1990s.
Easy to read! The paperback is £7.72 on Amazon. I have the paperback copy if you would like to borrow it.
Easy to read! The paperback is £7.72 on Amazon. I have the paperback copy if you would like to borrow it.
Forensics: All that remains
Forensics: All that remains
Louise Sargent (Summer 2020)
Professor Sue Black is one of the world's leading experts in forensic anthropology.
This book opened my eyes to what can be learnt from study of human remains (most especially the bones).
Not only does she treat the dead with complete sensitivity and respect, but she also reveals how vital it is to be able to have access to human remains in order to resolve mystery deaths, and many crimes.
In her book, she covers a number of groundbreaking discoveries and also remembers the most difficult and heartbreaking time in her career as forensic anthropologist, working on the mass graves of civilians found after the war in Kosovo in the 1990s.
This book gives a detailed insight into this arm of forensics.
Costs £7.72 on Amazon and I have a paperback copy if you would like to borrow it.
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