My Life with Murderers - Behind Bars with the World's Most Violent Men

Professor David Wilson has spent his professional life working with violent men - especially men who have committed murder. Aged twenty-nine he became, at that time, the UK's youngest ever prison Governor in charge of a jail and his career since then has seen him sat across a table with all sorts of killers: sometimes in a tense interview; sometimes sharing a cup of tea (or something a little stronger); sometimes looking them in the eye to tell them that they are a psychopath. Some of these men became David's friends; others would still love to kill him. My Life with Murderers tells the story of David's journey from idealistic prison governor to expert criminologist and professor. With experience unlike any other, David's story is a fascinating and compelling study of human nature.

About the author

David Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Criminology and the founding Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University. Prior to taking up an academic appointment in 1997, David was a prison governor working at a variety of establishments in a number of different roles.

Professor Wilson appears in the print and broadcast media as a commentator and presenter. His publishing includes Hunting Evil, A History of British Serial Killing, Signs of Murder, A Plot to Kill and his professional memoir, My Life with Murderers, which was shortlisted for the Saltire Prize for Non-Fiction.

Product details

• Authors: David Wilson
• Publisher: Sphere
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780751574135
• ISBN: 978-0-7515-7413-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; True Crime, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, TRUE CRIME / General, Memoirs, TRUE CRIME / Murder / General, TRUE CRIME / Murder / Serial Killers, Criminal or forensic psychology, Violence in society, Violence and abuse in society, Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences, Prison law