Noel razor smith

He has spent the greater portion of his adult life in prison, serving a life sentence for armed robbery. In prison he taught himself to read and write, gained an Honours Diploma from the London School of Journalism and an A-level in law. Paperback The Criminal Alphabet: An A-Z of Prison Slang. Ex-bank robber and ex-prisoner.

With convictions to his name, the 50-year-old career criminal from south London was sent back to. GOGI - Getting Out by Going In 5views.

London’s Most Notorious Bank Robber Tells His. Buy A Rusty Gun UK ed. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. There he met several members of a local heavy mob.

Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £20. Noel Razor Smith - a year old former bank robber - has spent more of his life in jail than on the outside. But after the death of his son he decided to tu.

The grandfather-of-six was first arrested aged for stealing apples.

Former bank robber Noel “Razor” Smith, 5 has analysed the film and believes, despite their professionalism, the gang “got greedy” by returning to the vault on Saturday night. What made him go straight after spending much of his life in prison? And is Smith, who has been.

Smith is – or was – an armed robber and career criminal. Noel "Razor" Smith falls into this category. Whilst in prison he taught himself to read and write, gained an Honours Diploma from The London School of Journalism and an A-Level in Law.

He has been awarded a number of Koestler awards for his writing and has contributed articles to the Independent, the Guardian, Punch, the Big Issue, the. An extraordinarily vivid account of how a tearaway kid from South London became a career criminal, it is both a searing indictment of a system that determinedly brutalized young offenders and a frank, unsentimental acknowledgement of the thrills of the criminal life.

Stories 0views. He has spent a large portion of the last years in various prisons for armed robbery, possession of firearms with intent, prison escape and grievous bodily harm and is currently serving eight life sentences under the two-strike act, plus years in concurrent sentences. He learned to read and write while in prison and has gained an A level.

Penguin UK, Aug Reference - 3pages. Noel is a convicted bank robber who has spent the greater portion of his adult life in prison. Smith served a life sentence for armed robbery.

Noel “Razor” Smith was once Britain’s most prolific bank robber and his role within the gang was to act as “the frightener” – he had to scare the terrified bank employees and any unlucky customer to do exactly as they were told. As a clinically diagnosed psychopath he had all the skills needed for the job.

Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Known firstly as the Sinclair Mob, taking their name from Sinclair House, they fought instinctively with rival youths from other estates and would try and gain victories by beating a rival gang on their own territory.

Noel ‘Razor’ Smith was part of a gang based around Balham, south-west London. Those that carried knives mitigated with the same excuse as young people today, for protection.

He has won a number of Koestler awards, and contributed articles to the Independent, the Guardian, the New Statesman and the New Law Journal. Free delivery worldwide on over million titles. Noel 'Razor' Smith, Razor Smith. A shocking, brutal and honest insight into criminal life and a frightening glance behind the walls of some of the most notorious prisons.

A Few Kind Words and a Loaded Gun. Mr Smith will be sharing his experiences of the prison system, prisoner rehabilitation, and criminal justice. Or send a cheque or postal order payable.