WRITING HINTS & TIPS FOR YOU BY VANESSA FOX O'LOUGHLINGood crime is all about pace and tension, about hooking the reader into the story and not letting them go - every writer wants their reader to be so engrossed they read the book in one sitting, and acieving that is paramount. There's a constant debate about whether crime fiction is plot driven or character driven, but without great characters you ...
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Our first session of the afternoon was with Sue Procter, a former police officer with an incredibly clear way of explaining things. She and current Scene of Crime Officer David Wright talked us through a few processes we would be using later in our crime scene; taking moulds of footprints, dusting for prints in various ways and taking fingerprints. Read More... ...
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A Break In. A Theft. Find The Evidence. Analyse It. Solve The Crime! Can You Do It?
Free fun and exciting drop in 29th July, everyone welcome. Come and visit us at our crime centre Lodge Street, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield. HD8 9DR and help track down the criminal behind "The Great Art Heist". this is a family friendly event and is suitable for all ages. Doors open 10am last entry 3pm.

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Read a totally independent blog by Jessica and Glen following a visit to one of our recent events."I was looking for something different to do for Glen’s birthday and found out about a CSI experience! We are both obsessed with true crime podcasts so this fitted our interests very well. Glen and I attended Think Forensic in Huddersfield to participate in an adult CSI experience day. The three hours..............more  ...
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At Think Forensic, we are proud of our vision to help as many people as possible engage with and have fun with Science. From Primary schools to Corporate training we see the advantage of using Science to learn and develop. Recently we were approached by a student looking for help with her EPQ and we were delighted to assist; Please read a small summary of her work assisted by Think ...
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Having dipped our toes into the world of authorship and all things literary, we're under no illusion how unique and valuable our expertise and knowledge is to the community of crime-writers across the U.K. (and beyond). Our most recent event, in May 2017, was attended by new writers - whose books were still a mass of notes and swirling ideas; and those further down their writing journey - with finished ...
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It seems that journalists can get a little too into their job. The fascinating story of Macedonian news reporter/serial killer Vlado Taneski in 2008 made the headlines, unsurprisingly, but it was the desire for a good scoop in today's 24/7, always-switched-on world that was at the root of the whole thing ...
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Though the police are usually the ones to have 'sources', we're becoming ‘sources’ ourselves: delivering technical, procedural and forensic detail to authors via crime-writing workshops at our purpose-built crime centre in Huddersfield.
Recently, crime authors such as Lynda La Plante and Peter James openly shared the methods they employ to gain criminal and procedural insight, which helps them to weave authenticity into their plots. Each of the household-name authors interviewed ...
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Teachers: Looking for an interesting and innovative way to stimulate an interest in science or teaching Forensic Science as part of the applied science curriculum in your school? Students: Fascinated by CSI? Want inspirational and interactive forensic sessions that show you how science works in the real world? You will find our programmes exciting, fun and invaluable ...
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Think Forensic operates nationally and we are happy to accommodate whatever dates you wish, however in an effort to reduce costs for you we are attempting to organise some of our dates by regions ...
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