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28,816 results found for all records.
Need for prison reform (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Louis Blom-Cooper, Howard League for Penal Reform, on the need for prison reform following a House of Commons vote against reintroducing capital punishment. Interviewer not heard.
Differing opinions on capital punishment (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on differing opinions prior to the forthcoming House of Commons vote on capital punishment, and whether it should return as a deterrent for certain crimes. Speaking are: Michael Harris, former Under...
Capital punishment - Michael Harris view (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview with Michael Harris, former Under Sheriff of London and the last surviving supervisor of executions in Britain, on capital punishment and his experience of attending hangings, prior to a...
Victim’s mother on capital punishment (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview with the mother of a murder victim identified as Susie (poss. Liz Maxwell talking about Susan Maxwell), on her support for capital punishment prior to a House of Commons vote on the...
Ann West’s view on capital punishment (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Ann West, mother of Moors murder victim Lesley Ann Downey, on her support for capital punishment, prior to a House of Commons vote on the issue. Male interviewer not identified.
Differing views on capital punishment (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on differing opinions on the death penalty prior to the forthcoming House of Commons vote on the reintroduction of capital punishment. Speaking are: David Cooper, wrongfully convicted of murder; Ann...
Parliament votes against capital punishment (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on reaction to the outcome of a House of Commons vote which went against reintroduction of the death penalty. Speaking are: Leslie Curtis, Chairman of the Police Federation; David Evans, General...
Parliament votes against capital punishment (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male Conservative MP (poss. David Ashby) following the House of Commons vote against reintroduction of the death penalty. He claims there is a void between the MPs and the public they...
Parliament votes against capital punishment (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Geoff Coggan, PROP: The National Prisoners’ Movement, responding to the result of a House of Commons vote against reintroduction of capital punishment. He says longer sentencing is no more...
Police view on capital punishment (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Leslie Curtis, Police Federation, on the House of Commons vote against reintroduction of capital punishment, police opniion on the issue, and the response of the Church of England to the...