{"id":26767,"date":"2025-02-28T12:22:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T12:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/?p=26767"},"modified":"2025-02-28T12:22:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T12:22:44","slug":"bbcs-forensics-the-real-csi-shows-the-specialised-work-of-police-and-forensic-teams-investigating-a-violent-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/arts-social-sciences\/bbcs-forensics-the-real-csi-shows-the-specialised-work-of-police-and-forensic-teams-investigating-a-violent-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC’s Forensics: The Real CSI shows the specialised work of police and forensic teams investigating a violent crime"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Open University has once again teamed up with the BBC for another episode of Forensics: The Real CSI<\/em> that shows the work of police forensic teams investigating a woman’s death.<\/p>\n

The episode, titled \u2018Murder in a Brothel\u2019, airs at 9pm on Sunday, 2 March, on BBC Two and iPlayer, and will be available on demand afterwards.<\/p>\n

The programme follows the work of detectives and forensic scientists from West Midlands Police as they investigate the death as a suspected murder. What evidence will the team find, and what will it tell them?<\/p>\n

Dr Jim Turner, a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology who specialises in the application of psychological knowledge\u00a0to forensic settings, was one of the OU’s consultants on the series.<\/p>\n

He said:<\/p>\n

“It’s always a pleasure to work on this series, which helps to teach people about forensic sciences and demystify criminal investigations.<\/em><\/p>\n

“As a psychologist, it’s particularly encouraging to see how the investigators make every effort to ‘let the evidence speak’, which helps to keep biases and preconceptions out of the investigative process and ensure fairness.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Visit our Broadcast & Partnerships site<\/strong> OU Connect<\/strong><\/a> where you can explore a virtual crime scene, find evidence, and learn more about the science underpinning many criminal investigations from forensics experts.<\/p>\n

This programme was commissioned by Broadcast & Partnerships and is supported by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, with particular relevance to: Q82 – BSc (Honours) Forensic Psychology<\/a>, R21 – BA (Honours) Criminology<\/a>, and Q71 – BSc (Honours) Health Sciences<\/a>.<\/p>\n