The Crime Museum Uncovered - Softcover

Keily, Jackie; Hoffbrand, Julia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781300410 ISBN 13: 9781781300411

Publisher: I.B.Tauris, 2015

Synopsis

This October - for the first time ever - never-before-seen-objects from the Metropolitan Police's Crime Museum will go on public display in a major new exhibition opening at the Museum of London. Using original evidence from this extraordinary collection, The Crime Museum Uncovered willl unlock real-life case files to take the reader on an uneasy journey through some of the UK's most notorious crimes from Dr Crippen to the Krays, the Great Train Robbery to the Millennium Dome diamond heist. Giving voice to the real people behind these objects the book will consider the changing nature of crime and advances in detection over the last 140 years, as well as the challenges faced in policing the capital, such as terrorism, drugs and rioting.

About this title

Book Description:

Julia Hoffbrand is Curator of Social Working History at the Museum of London

About the Author:

Jackie Keily is Curator of Archaeological Collections at the Museum of London.Julia Hoffbrand is Curator of Social Working History at the Museum of London.

About this edition

• Publisher: I.B.Tauris
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1781300410
• ISBN 13: 9781781300411
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144