David Wilson is Professor Emeritus of Criminology and founding Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University . David completed his PhD at Selwyn College Cambridge in 1983. He is the former Editor of the prestigious Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, a Prior to taking up his academic appointment in September 1997, David was Senior Policy Advisor to the Prison Reform Trust, and between October 1983-April 1997 he worked as a Prison Governor. His cu...