2. Lock 'em up

Politicians are quick to talk tough on crime, but rarely do they celebrate the good news that crime has been falling for decades.

Former BBC Home Editor Mark Easton looks at the long-running political rhetoric around crime and, with the help of insiders, discovers how our political leaders have been discussing one thing in private and quite another in public when it comes to reducing offending.

Former Home Secretary Lord David Blunkett reveals 'to avoid the Achilles heel of being seen to be ultra-liberal and soft' he had to talk tough on punishing criminals,, and less on the work he was doing to reduce crime - a position he says he now regrets.

The programme also reveals what lies behind the huge 80 per cent fall in property crime since the mid-nineties - given the debate around crime, it is not what you might expect.