Robocop (1987) embodied a particular vision of an electronic crime fighter but what is the reality of electronic crime fighting? How are the police and security services using technology to trap villains?

In this lecture we will examine not only the murky world of electronic crime but also how information technology can be used to solve physical crimes.

A lecture by Richard Harvey 05 May

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:

https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/is-robocop-reality

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