In Part Three of this Crime Bites Christmas Special, I speak to Damien’s mother Valerie Nettles about her experiences in the 21 years since he went missing and the investigation into his disappearance.If you have any information about the disa

Damien Nettles – Still Missing – Part 1

Dec 22nd, 2017 30m 19s

Over the next week, Crime Bites will focus upon the case of Damien Nettles, a 16-year-old boy who went missing from the Isle of Wight in the south of England in 1996. In the 21 years that have passed, no one has seen or heard from Damien. Today

Damien Nettles – Still Missing – Part 2

Dec 21st, 2017 32m 7s

In Part Two of this Crime Bites Christmas Special, in which we’re focusing on the case of Damien Nettles, I speak to two of my colleagues, Professor David Wilson and Donal MacIntyre, criminologists from Birmingham City University about their th

Alias Grace – Criminologists discuss the Netflix series

Dec 15th, 2017 36m 46s

In this episode, Elizabeth joins two criminologists from Birmingham City University – Donal MacIntyre (@donalmacintyre) and Jenna Page (@Page_jen) – to discuss the Netflix crime drama series Alias Grace. To find out more about the Crime Cultur

The Lost Boys of Sunderland: The forgotten victims of an unseen serial killer

Dec 8th, 2017 52m 56s

In this episode, Elizabeth joins Professor David Wilson (@ProfDavidWilson) and Dr Adam Lynes (@Lynesey89) of Birmingham City University to talk about the murders of Simon Martin, Thomas Kelly, David Hanson and David Grieff. These four boys were

“The Walking Dead” and late capitalism: A criminological take on the zombie apocalypse with Dr Tom Raymen

Dec 1st, 2017 35m 39s

In this episode, Elizabeth joins Dr Tom Raymen of Plymouth University to discuss the drama series The Walking Dead. For more information about The Walking Dead, visit the show’s page. Tom’s paper about the series Living in the end times through

Crime Fighting Superheroes – From the comic book to the screen

Nov 24th, 2017 48m 8s

This week, Elizabeth is joined by Dr Adam Lynes (@Lynesey89) and Kevin Hoffin (@KHriminology) from the Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University to discuss crime comic books and the superheroes who have leapt out from the pag

Special Episode – Websleuthing: Citizen detectives in the 21st century

Nov 17th, 2017 1h 9m

On the show this week we’re talking about websleuths, or as we prefer to call them – “citizen detectives”. I join two colleagues from Birmingham City University – Emma Kelly (@crimemma) and Adam Lynes (@Lynesey89) – to discuss the research we c

Legitimised Violence in Professional Ice Hockey – Dr Victoria Silverwood

Nov 10th, 2017 38m 35s

This week, Elizabeth joins Dr Victoria Silverwood (@SilverwoodVS) to discuss her research about legitimised violence in ice hockey. To find out more about Victoria’s work, check out her Birmingham City University staff page.Music for Crime Bit

Mindhunter – Criminologists discuss the Netflix series

Nov 3rd, 2017 50m 36s

This week, Elizabeth is joined by Dr Adam Lynes (@Lynesey89) and Kevin Hoffin (@KHriminology) from the Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University to discuss the Netflix series Mindhunter. Find out more about Elizabeth, Adam an

Killer Clowns – Halloween Special

Oct 27th, 2017 32m 24s

In this episode, Elizabeth joins two criminologists from Birmingham City University – Dr Adam Lynes, Senior Lecturer in Criminology (@Lynesey89) and Dr Victoria Silverwood, Lecturer in Criminology (@SilverwoodVS) to discuss the phenomenon of “k

Kerrie Droban on “The Last Chicago Boss: My life with the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club”

Oct 21st, 2017 54m 9s

This week, Elizabeth joins award-winning true crime author Kerrie Droban (@kerriedroban) to talk about her new book with Peter ‘Big Pete’ James, The Last Chicago Boss: My life with the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club. To find out more about Ker

Social Media Homicide Confessions: Stories of killers and their victims

Oct 14th, 2017 33m 9s

In this episode, Elizabeth joins Professor David Wilson (@ProfDavidWilson) and Liam Brolan (@LJBrolan) of Birmingham City University to talk about Elizabeth’s new book, Social Media Homicide Confessions: Stories of killers and their victims – o

Doctor Foster – Criminologists discuss the BBC drama

Oct 7th, 2017 34m 44s

In this episode, Elizabeth joins two criminologists from Birmingham City University – Melindy Brown (Research Assistant in Criminology – @crimelindy) and Saabirah Osman (Visiting Lecturer in Criminology – @osman_saabirah) to discuss the BBC dra

Projecting the Prison: The Shawshank Redemption with Dr Michael Fiddler

Sep 30th, 2017 30m 39s

In this episode, Elizabeth talks to Dr Michael Fiddler of the University of Greenwich about representations of prison in films like The Shawshank Redemption. Correction: At 16m 21s Michael said ‘Sophia Loren’ when he actually meant to say ‘Raq

Sexting – Dr Alyce McGovern

Sep 23rd, 2017 25m 2s

This week, Elizabeth joins Dr Alyce McGovern (@dralycemcgovern) to discuss sexting and young people. To find out more about Alyce’s work, check out her University of New South Wales staff page.Music for Crime Bites is by Lee Rosevere at Happy

Pretending to be a Doctor – Criminologists discuss the BBC crime drama “Trust Me”

Sep 16th, 2017 36m 19s

In this episode, Elizabeth joins two colleagues from Birmingham City University – Emma Kelly, Senior Lecturer in Criminology (@crimemma), and Dr Victoria Silverwood, Lecturer in Criminology (@SilverwoodVS) to discuss the BBC Two crime drama ser

Veterans in the Criminal Justice System – Dr Emma Murray

Sep 9th, 2017 52m 38s

This week, Elizabeth joins Dr Emma Murray (@Emma_T_Murray) to discuss veterans in the criminal justice system. To find out more about Emma’s work, check out her Liverpool John Moores University staff page. In particular, have a look at the Reim

The Dating App Predator – The murders of Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor

Sep 2nd, 2017 37m 2s

This week, Elizabeth joins Professor David Wilson (@ProfDavidWilson) and Dr Adam Lynes (@Lynesey89) of Birmingham City University to discuss the murders of Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor. For further informati

Apple Tree Yard – Criminologists discuss the BBC crime drama

Aug 26th, 2017 38m 3s

In this episode, Elizabeth joins two criminologists from Birmingham City University – Emma Kelly (@crimemma) and Dr Victoria Silverwood (@SilverwoodVS) to discuss the BBC crime drama series Apple Tree Yard. Music for Crime Bites is by Lee Rose

Home Invasion Films

Aug 19th, 2017 44m 10s

In this episode, Elizabeth talks to Dr Michael Fiddler of the University of Greenwich about home invasion films. These films that focus on the home – which should be the safest space in the world – take us on a terrifying journey of what happen

Crime Statistics

Aug 12th, 2017 44m 35s

In this episode, Elizabeth talks to Dr Adam Lynes (@Lynesey89) and Mohammed Rahman (@crimoeology) of Birmingham City University about crime statistics. Please click on these links to find out more about crime statistics in England and Wales, cr

“Breaking Bad” – Criminologists discuss the AMC series

Aug 5th, 2017 54m 32s

In this episode, Elizabeth joins Dr James Treadwell of Birmingham City University and Dr Steve Wakeman of Liverpool John Moores University to discuss the crime drama series Breaking Bad. For more information about Breaking Bad, visit the show’s

Corporate Homicide

Jul 29th, 2017 45m 31s

In this episode, Elizabeth talks to Dr James Treadwell (@James_Treadwell) and Dr Adam Lynes (@Lynesey89) of Birmingham City University about corporate homicide. Please click on these links to find out more about the Corporate Manslaughter and C

Researching with Problem Drug Users: Autoethnography with Dr Steve Wakeman

Jul 22nd, 2017 1h 1m

In this episode, Elizabeth and Dr James Treadwell talk to Dr Steve Wakeman of Liverpool John Moores University about his experiences as an autoethnographer researching with ‘problem drug users’. Follow Steve on Twitter @Steve_Wakeman and find o