<description>&lt;p&gt;Neil Woods spent years as an undercover police officer. He says his techniques in included ‘weaponising empathy’ - using the good nature of society’s most vulnerable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And as Britain was being hit by a wave of cheap drugs and a rise in heroin and crack cocaine addicts, Neil had the most staggering results.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In just one operation against Britain’s most notorious gang - The Burger Bar Boys - his work led to 96 arrests.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But what impact did living a double-life have on this family man? What was it like having knives held at his throat?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And why does he now believe undercover policing should only be used in the rarest and most extreme cases?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Neil Woods has written two thought-provoking books. Links to them and him are here: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://www.neilwoods.net/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2"&gt;robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Behind the Crimes with Robert Murphy

Robert Murphy

Deep Undercover: Neil Woods

OCT 29, 202443 MIN
Behind the Crimes with Robert Murphy

Deep Undercover: Neil Woods

OCT 29, 202443 MIN

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<p>Neil Woods spent years as an undercover police officer. He says his techniques in included ‘weaponising empathy’ - using the good nature of society’s most vulnerable.</p><p>And as Britain was being hit by a wave of cheap drugs and a rise in heroin and crack cocaine addicts, Neil had the most staggering results.</p><p>In just one operation against Britain’s most notorious gang - The Burger Bar Boys - his work led to 96 arrests.</p><p>But what impact did living a double-life have on this family man? What was it like having knives held at his throat?</p><p>And why does he now believe undercover policing should only be used in the rarest and most extreme cases?</p><p>Neil Woods has written two thought-provoking books. Links to them and him are here: </p><p>https://www.neilwoods.net/</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe</a>