Prof. Susan McVie - Painting by Numbers: The Changing Landscape of Crime in Scotland
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Susan McVie, Professor of Quantitative Criminology, presents her inaugural lecture titled "Painting by Numbers: The Changing Landscape of Crime in Scotland". In this lecture, Professor McVie considers the dramatic change in patterns of crime that have been observed in Scotland in recent years and explore whether it represents real cultural and behavioural change. Recorded on 18 March 2014 at the University of Edinburgh's Appleton Tower.
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