street crime live (6/8)
Donal MacIntyre presents this exciting crimefighting series which puts the viewer on the police frontline in cities across the UK. Tonight, the programme comes live from Glasgow, where Donal finds out about the territorialism that has gripped the city’s housing estates. He witnesses trauma surgeons at the Southern General Hospital working on the latest victims of street violence, and hears from a former gang member who now tries to persuade other youngsters to turn away from crime.
Each week Street Crime Live broadcasts from the streets where the crimes actually take place. Donal is on location in the thick of the action – whether it be the back of a police car, the middle of a crime scene, or on foot in the roughest neighbourhoods. He is assisted by Laura Richards, a criminal psychologist who has worked for the Metropolitan Police and the Home Office.
This week, Donal and Laura return to Scotland to report on the territorialism that is carving up Glasgow’s streets. Current estimates suggest that only a third of violent crime is reported to the police, and a clearer picture of the situation on the ground can be gleaned from the city’s emergency services. Donal visits the Southern General Hospital to see facial trauma surgeon Ian Holland patching up some of the victims of Glasgow’s street battles, and joins paramedics on the front line as they work tirelessly to clean up the consequences of alcohol misuse and violence.
A former gang member, Mark Lawrie, talks about his experience of growing up on one of the UK’s toughest estates. After being stabbed 12 times and narrowly escaping death, Mark turned away from a life of crime and now counsels other youngsters against being sucked into the gang culture.
Also this week, there is a report from inside Polmont Young Offenders’ Institute, where four inmates talk about the brutal lifestyle that landed them behind bars, and Donal goes out on patrol with Strathclyde police.
Street Crime Live also continues its regular features, including police appeals, a roundup of crime stories and the most extreme CCTV footage.