Convicted: Landmark Cases in British Criminal History

by Gary Powell

Two elderly shopkeepers bludgeoned to death, the only evidence – a smudged thumbprint inside a cashbox. A Quaker poisons his mistress in Slough and, confident he will evade justice, arrives at Paddington station unaware modern technology had alerted police who lay in wait. Great Britain has led the world in crime-detection methods and the forensic sciences; this volume examines real criminal cases that have tested the legality and admissibility of these crime-fighting methods as they pass through the British legal system.Together with many other examples encompassing police corruption, ballistics, entomology and riot, to name but a few, this volume demonstrates how crime has influenced present-day policing methods, Britain’s criminal justice system and ultimately the detection and conviction of some of this country’s most infamous men and women.

304 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 2018

Reviews

[Trevor · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good read.

It details landmark cases in Britain such as the first or last people to be convicted under particular laws, new ways of policing or new methods of using science to convict.

There's even a case of a doctor who gave his old patients lethal injections and doctored their wills.... It's just not the one you think it is!

I can recommend this to those who love true crime.

[Ant Koplowitz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, but largely superficial review of landmark criminal cases that have led to wider changes in the law or sentencing.