Abenteuer Wissen Spezial: Crime Time

Theft, armed robbery and criminal assault, homicide and sexual offenses – increased media coverage of violent crime has led to increased levels of anxiety within society as people are made to feel vulnerable to a pervasive, incalculable threat. In four documentaries we examine the causes of everyday crime and look at the latest investigative methods aimed at putting the perpetrators out of business.

What does high-tech criminology really deliver? Do law enforcement officials and forensic pathologists actually make sufficient use of available knowledge? How much do we know about what motivates a criminal? Are we sufficiently protected against these violent individuals?

Part 1: Germany – A Murderer’s Paradise

Part 2: Secret Witnesses - Criminals Snared by Their Own DNA

Part 3: Sexual Abuse of Children – Who are the Offenders?

Part 4: In the Name of the People - Behind Bars Forever

4 x 30’
ZDF