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shallwehavetea's review against another edition
4.0
Not what I was fully expecting with this book when blazed across the front is the words, 'Up close and personal with Britain's most dangerous criminals.' I mean, you get a small insight in to some of Britain's criminals, but I found that it mainly details the history of Broadmoor, not that I'm complaining as I found it rather compelling and interesting to see some of the history of the Victorian building.
But the information the authors do add in to the book about the criminals is just as interesting as well. Well written and easy to read, practically read the whole thing in one go.
But the information the authors do add in to the book about the criminals is just as interesting as well. Well written and easy to read, practically read the whole thing in one go.
meganwintrip's review against another edition
5.0
Three words come to mind when I think of this book... Unsettling, disturbing and unbelievable.
From the reasons of people being in Broadmoor, which can be from such smaller things such as Burglary or Arson to bigger things such as Homicides/Double Homicides and being of course being an extremely violent person with mental health difficulties.
Some big names such as the notorious gangster Ronnie Kray, the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe and even bad man Charles Bronson.
Disturbing facts and truths come alight in this book from the horrible acts of Jimmy Savile sexually assaulting female staff and female patients (which was before Broadmoor became an all male facility), assault on doctor's, nurses and security guards. Patients having hardcore porn, drugs and alcohol in their rooms, disgustingly even child abuse videos, children and women's underwear and beastiality videos. Even a child being brought in to visit a convicted peadophile which was never reported to the police until a staff member see the child in their underwear sitting on the patients knee. To the way some of the patients have died, such as being injected with an antipsychotic to calm them down when they are rowdy or being restrained by security.
I thought I new quite a bit about Broadmoor but it turns out there was a lot I didn't know. You never know what truly goes on behind closed doors.
From the reasons of people being in Broadmoor, which can be from such smaller things such as Burglary or Arson to bigger things such as Homicides/Double Homicides and being of course being an extremely violent person with mental health difficulties.
Some big names such as the notorious gangster Ronnie Kray, the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe and even bad man Charles Bronson.
Disturbing facts and truths come alight in this book from the horrible acts of Jimmy Savile sexually assaulting female staff and female patients (which was before Broadmoor became an all male facility), assault on doctor's, nurses and security guards. Patients having hardcore porn, drugs and alcohol in their rooms, disgustingly even child abuse videos, children and women's underwear and beastiality videos. Even a child being brought in to visit a convicted peadophile which was never reported to the police until a staff member see the child in their underwear sitting on the patients knee. To the way some of the patients have died, such as being injected with an antipsychotic to calm them down when they are rowdy or being restrained by security.
I thought I new quite a bit about Broadmoor but it turns out there was a lot I didn't know. You never know what truly goes on behind closed doors.
leggatkat's review against another edition
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Drug abuse, and Murder
Minor: Pedophilia
stealingpages's review against another edition
4.0
Such an interesting book. I listened to this as an audiobook and I loved it.
It was so informative and I definitely learned a lot that I didn’t know.
Perfect for a fan of true crime who would like to learn a bit more of the background of these establishments
It was so informative and I definitely learned a lot that I didn’t know.
Perfect for a fan of true crime who would like to learn a bit more of the background of these establishments
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