I try to visit Huntingdonshire History Festival every year attending events that interest me. The month-long festival hosts a number of diverse and interesting events.
Alison Bruce’s talk, “Forensics and Stopping People getting away with Murder”, was hosted and organised by Niche Comics and Books, Huntingdon’s very own unique, independent book shop.
Alison shared her extensive knowledge of forensics and criminology with a spellbound and engaged audience, explaining how advances in forensic science had helped to capture criminals who could without the availability of these techniques have evaded capture. She gave real-life examples of how these advances had helped solve actual cases and the use made of IT by law enforcement agencies to thwart criminals.
Alison believes it is the lack of resources available to the law enforcement agencies which is the biggest obstacle to increasing prosecution rates, not the lack of tools. She also touched on the lack of literacy amongst the prison population believing that it together with poverty is a prime cause of crime.
Alison Bruce is a favourite author of mine; I own copies of just about all her books. She takes her crime writing craft very seriously, her latest degree is in Criminology. Alison lectures at the Anglian Ruskin University, in Cambridge, amongst other things training the police.
A few years ago I was fortunate enough to attend a one-day writing course hosted by Alison at Ramsey, it was organised by Ramsey u3a. It proved to be a very useful day and I learned a lot.
This was an interesting, informative evening with a terrific author and wonderful lady.
I am looking forward to reading her next book promised for 2023.
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Posted by Cathy Cade on July 10, 2022 at 5:05 pm
I’ve read some of hers – I’ll have to read more.
There’s no doubt; I need to get out more. The trouble is, interesting events tend to be timed for when I’m not here.
Posted by fenlandphil on July 10, 2022 at 9:38 pm
I had to miss one talk because I wasn’t clear of Covid at the time. I have enjoyed all the events I’ve attended over the years.
Posted by purplesandyh on July 10, 2022 at 8:33 pm
That’s really interesting Phil.
Posted by fenlandphil on July 10, 2022 at 9:39 pm
It was Sandra, she is a great speaker and a very nice lady.
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