This is the story of a young woman who got herself into difficulties by signing a lease on a commercial unit for a bakery business she was setting up without thinking through the implications. In order to cover the bills, she sought investment – but that investment was built on lies she told.
Fran was imprisoned for fraud.
When we dig back into Fran’s formative experiences, we start to see the patterns that led to this catastrophic chain of events.
Is it possible to prevent crime by understanding the root causes of offending behaviour?

Sally Tilt and Dr Kerensa Hocken are forensic psychologists who work in prisons.

They help people in prison to look at the harm they’ve caused to other people, understand why it happened and work out how to make changes to prevent further harm after they’ve been released.

In Behind the Crime, they take the time to understand the life of someone whose crimes have led to harm and, in some cases, imprisonment.

The job of the forensic psychologists is to dig deep into Fran’s story, to understand the sequence of events that got Fran to the point where she committed a crime.
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Producer: Andrew Wilkie
Editor: Clare Fordham
Behind the Crime is a co-production between BBC Long Form Audio and the Prison Radio Association. Show less