A review by hypotheseas
Inside Broadmoor: Up Close and Personal with Britain's Most Dangerous Criminals by Jonathan Levi, Emma French

dark informative reflective medium-paced

2.5

I originally thought I wasn't going to get along with this book as, for example, it states that The Yorkshire Ripper only killed 'prostitutes' (both wrong and insensitive) and the wording surrounding one perpetrator's targetting of 'gays'. I'm also a big believer in no notoriety and therefore the title, art work and promises of this book maybe wasn't for me. However, the book is pretty informative and has some good takes, for example, that the hospital is currently inhabited by all men when it opened to home only women, the point of insanity and its portrayal in the media constrasted to the reality of the hospital and that inhabitants of Broadmoor are less likely to reoffend (a very strong argument for incarceration to focus on rehabilitation). While I did continue to disagree with some statements (such as the 'most violent' as the 'most vulnerable') as they weren't explored, I did like and appreciate highlighting victims names and the humanity surrounding crimes (e.g. the heavy focus on the staff).