Not a murder mystery.
Not an escape room.
Bespoke forensic investigation events for corporate teams, schools, and public audiences - written from scratch, every time, using the same equipment as UK police forces.
One conversation. Every event is bespoke.
The activity that sounded fine and felt forgettable.
You've been in enough rooms to know the pattern.
The conference ends. Someone's booked something for the afternoon - escape room, probably. Or a comedian. Or, if it was a good year, something with clay.
By 4pm, the team has done it. By Thursday, no one mentions it.
That's not a failure of execution. It's a failure of design. Most team-building activities aren't built around what the team is supposed to come away with. They're built to fill a slot.
Schools face the same thing. STEM week comes round. Enrichment day budget gets released. Something gets booked. Children sit through it. The display board goes up. Nobody remembers it in March.
There's a particular kind of expensive that doesn't show up on an invoice: the activity that cost real money, took real time to organise, and left nothing behind.
Education
We tried an activity and it didn't land. The disengaged stayed disengaged. The confident ones answered every question. The quiet ones sat and waited for it to end. Nobody surprised anybody, including themselves.
That's what happens when the activity isn't designed for the people in the room. When there's nothing to investigate. Nothing to recover, identify, analyse. Nothing that asks a child to be a specialist rather than a student.
"That's what happens when it's 5% practical and 95% watching someone else know things."
In a Think Safe Forensics Day, every child has a named expert role from the minute they walk in. Fingerprint analyst. Fibre recovery specialist. Forensic footwear expert. No one is sitting watching. No one hasn't been picked. They go through their forensic instruction first - learn what they're looking for and why - then they deploy to the scene.
Real equipment. Zephyr brush, UV powder, microsil. The same supplier as UK police forces. Not a kit.
The child who never engages tends to really, really hone in. That's not an accident. Observation, lateral thinking, patience - these are skills that don't always show up in a classroom but show up immediately here.
The incident is written for them - their age, their school, their curriculum. That detail makes it theirs. Which is why they stay in it.
A 15 year old attended an outreach 3 day CSI programme and hadn't been in formal education for previous 4 years - she came into the room flat and left exuberated to the point of asking for an apprenticeship - that's what this is all about.. maybe consider an event for Science Week 2027 where the theme is 'creative' - says it all !
Every incident is written from scratch. For you. Before anyone walks into a room.
The Incident Is Written
Before any equipment is packed, Tina writes the case. Not from a template - from scratch. Your industry, your team, your objectives, your location. If you're 37 solicitors, the victim changed his will. If you're a hotel, the crime is rooted in that building's story. If you're a Year 9 class in Haringey, the case is set in Haringey.
That's not a nice extra. It's what makes the room commit.
The Equipment Arrives
Not props. Not a kit from an activity supplier. Every item - crime scene suits, overshoes, COBEX fingerprint backing sheets, Zephyr brush, MicroSil casting compound, Dental stone, UV lighting, evidence sacks - comes from Tetra Scene of Crime International and CSI Equipment Limited. The same suppliers used by UK police forces. The real thing.
There's a moment when someone picks up the equipment for the first time and says: "Wait, is this actual police kit?" It is. And that changes how seriously people take what they're doing.
Everyone Has a Role
No one watches. No one waits to be picked. Every participant - child or solicitor - has a named specialist role: forensic photographer, fingerprint analyst, footwear examiner, blood spatter specialist, evidence recovery. The investigation only works if every role functions. Which is, of course, how teams work.
"Tetra Scene of Crime International and CSI Equipment Limited - the same suppliers used by UK police forces and TV productions including CSI Miami, CSI New York, Silent Witness, Midsomer Murders and Vera."
This is not a kit. It is the real thing. Every brush, every backing sheet, every casting compound is operational-grade professional forensic equipment.
She created this category. Twenty years before anyone copied it.
In 2004, there was no such thing as forensic science education as a genre. No curriculum for it. No market. No one doing it anywhere in the world.
Tina started with a brownie group in the Midlands. Was paid £200 for the first session. Then a school asked if she could handle a full year group: 200 children, 10 crime scenes, 5 staff. She worked it out.
Then came the Times Educational Supplement double-page spread. The Daily Mail. The Richard and Judy show, filming all day. The Williams F1 team. Educational Business Partnerships in Cornwall, Devon, and every London borough. Australia. India. A director from the production company behind CSI Miami called her directly.
She's not modest about it now.
"There was no one else in the world doing that. Just me."
Forensic Science
BSc (Hons) Crime Scene Forensic Science, Teesside University. First in cohort to secure a forensic science job post-graduation.
Laboratory Practice
Practising forensic scientist, Midlands laboratory, 2003–2007.
Forensic Medicine
Forensic Medicine Diploma, Academy of Forensic Medical Sciences - delivered by practitioners from the George Floyd case, Lucy Letby case, and the United Nations. Entry normally restricted to doctors and senior police.
Professional Body
Long-term member, Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (Royal Charter, established 1959).
Social Work
MSc Social Work. Registered Social Worker, Social Work England. Former Manager, foster care.
SEND & Inclusion
LEGO Therapy trained. 10+ years working directly with looked-after children and vulnerable young people.
Education
Forensic science lecturer and course leader, further education college. Built the course from scratch.
Equipment
All kit sourced from Tetra Scene of Crime International and CSI Equipment Limited - the same suppliers as UK police forces.
Four things. All bespoke. All built around who's in the room.
No two events are the same. That's not a selling point - it's the only way this works.
Corporate Forensic Team Building
Post-conference slots, offsite days, team development
- ■1 hour to full days · up to 40 participants
- ■Larger groups accommodated across multiple days
- ■Venue finder service available - we can help source the right space if you don't have one
- ■Incident written for your industry, team, and objectives - not a template
- ■Full crime scene suits and Tetra professional equipment
- ■Elite team and hopeless team reveal at the end
- ■Works as a standalone event or conference closer
- ■Wine and Crime variant available (sommelier pairing per investigation section)
Wine and Crime / Coffee and Crime
Adult forensic investigation events, sold by ticket
- ■Ticketed public forensic investigation events for adults
- ■Individual attendees · social setting · evening format
- ■Coffee and Crime daytime variant available
- ■Real forensic technique - the science is the same as the corporate events
- ■Dates and venues announced as confirmed
Forensic Science Education Days
KS2 through sixth form and further education
- ■Full day · up to 30 students
- ■6 teams of 5 · every student has a named specialist role
- ■Fingerprints, footwear, blood spatter (age-appropriate), hair and fibre, Luminol, UV
- ■Bespoke incident written per school and year group
- ■Curriculum-mapped · certificates issued · suits and gloves provided
- ■Strong fit for post-16, further education, and STEM enrichment programmes
- ■Works for disengaged learners, NEET learners, PRUs, SEND, transition days, STEM weeks, and vocational education
- ■Individuals in uniformed services can experience shadowing roles not otherwise accessible to them
Birthday Parties & Private Events
Children's parties and private occasions
- ■For children and adult parties
- ■Minimum 10 guests
- ■Hen and stag nights, date nights, cosy crime events and Dead Calm spa retreats
- ■Age-appropriate bespoke incident written for the group
- ■The Case of the Missing Ring - designed for 8–12-year-olds
- ■Real forensic technique: footwear, fibres, fingerprints. No blood, no death - real science
- ■Two crime scenes, indoor and outdoor. Every guest has a specialist role
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Where real forensic science meets real people
Crime Scene Conversations is the podcast where real forensic science meets real people. Each episode brings you into a new discussion with specialists across crime scene investigation, forensic medicine, anthropology, digital forensics, and more - exploring what they do and how they got there.
It's not a lecture.
It's a conversation.
We ask the questions young people actually want answered and share hands-on stories, myth-busting science, and real career insight.
With the Academy of Forensic Medical Sciences supporting our mission, we're able to inspire young people, raise aspirations, and open genuine STEM pathways across the world.
This is Crime Scene Conversations - produced by ThinkSafe Forensics.
37 solicitors. One hour. Not one negative.
Solicitors in Leicester had a full-day conference for their private client team - a post-conference slot to fill.
Previous years: candle-making. Group coaching. Being told to hold hands.
The L&D lead wanted something genuinely different. Tina wrote a bespoke incident: a client had changed his will at the last minute. George Blackwood. Found dead. Open investigation.
She arrived with 37 crime scene suits and 37 pairs of overshoes. The room was hot. She'd brought lab coats as a fallback - most professionals in that situation, end of a full conference day, would decline a suit.
Every single person wore the suit.
"They just shoved the overshoes on, the white suits, away they went."
An hour later, there was an elite team and a hopeless team. Both sides had enjoyed it equally. The L&D lead subsequently shared Tina's details with all 42 offices.
"Oh my god, I've always wanted to do this."
"I loved it. I didn't get it right, but I loved having a go."
"I loved dressing up."
The bespoke incident - built around wills, private client law, and a room of professionals who deal with exactly that - was why. Generic events get polite engagement. Events written for the people in them get that.
Not a murder mystery. Not an escape room.
The distinction matters - because the outcomes are completely different.
| Murder Mystery | Escape Room | Think Safe Forensics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who does the work? | Actors | You | You - as a forensic specialist |
| Your role | Audience | Puzzle solver | Named expert in a real investigation |
| Equipment | Props | Locks and keys | Tetra Scene of Crime International & CSI Equipment Limited |
| Incident written for you? | No | No | Yes - every time, from scratch |
| Facilitator background | Actor / host | Venue staff | Practising forensic scientist · Academy of Forensic Medical Sciences · Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences |
| What you leave with | A dinner | A time | A story worth telling |
This isn't right for everyone. If you need more than 40 participants handled by one person, a pre-packaged activity you can book without a conversation, or something that runs identically each time - this isn't it.
If what you need is the one people bring up in March - carry on.
The ones that come up every time.
The ones who were in the room.
Absolutely brilliant!!!! I had the best time at Coffee and Crime and also learnt so much throughout too. Everything from the planning, information, the actual crime itself and Tina's insanely cool background just made the whole event so unique and fun. I will definitely be coming to more!
I attended a 3 day workshop with my 15 year old daughter after seeing an ad on Facebook. We have thoroughly enjoyed every moment. It's been so informative and we have learned so much in the 3 days. The equipment we have used is the same as what is used in real forensic situations, no cost spared, just the best. My daughter has really found a new interest and talent which is amazing. Tina is so knowledgeable, friendly and accommodating (I got endless coffee too which is always a bonus) Tina and Martin work so well together, making sure everything is understood clearly, helping when it's needed and answering any questions.
Great event & evening we really did get an insight into CSI it's harder than it looks on the telly. Thank you Tina & team for providing a great night & we managed to solve the crime. Highly recommend for a fun night out or team event.
The slot gets filled with something.
The question is what.
The team-building booking happens. The STEM day gets planned. The enrichment budget gets spent. What it gets spent on is the only decision left.
Most activities are forgettable by design. Not because the people running them don't care - because they weren't built for the people in the room.
This one is.
One conversation. Every event is bespoke. Tina responds personally.
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Tell us what you're planning.
We'll tell you exactly what we can build - and whether it's the right fit for your group.
Every event is bespoke. No sales deck. Just a conversation about what you need, who's in the room, and what you want them to come away with.