Crime fiction is now officially the most popular genre in the
world. From Sherlock Holmes to CSI, fictional depictions of this
good-versus-evil conflict have sought to utilise the latest advances in
scientific knowledge. But how closely does crime fiction mirror the realities
of police investigation? How far is modern science able to help in the fight to
reduce and prevent crime?
This unique, free-to-attend event, jointly organised
by one of the world's top crime research departments (UCL Jill Dando Institute)
and one of the world's foremost crime writers' organisations (the CWA
- Crime Writers Association), brings together
bestselling crime authors with leading academics who research crime.
Together they will discuss the ways in which crime prevention and
detection differs in real life from how it is depicted in our favourite tales
of murder and mayhem.
So, if you have ever wondered whether DNA really is the
'magic bullet', or how murder trials really work, or even how an innocent
person might end up with a killer's gunshot residue on their hands just by
riding in the wrong taxi, then this event is for you.
For more information and tickets please go here.
DATE AND TIME
Thu 30 August 2018
18:00 – 20:00 BST
LOCATION
University College London
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
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