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About me: Explore the technology and science behind fighting and solving crimes, discover the heroes of law enforcement, and venture into the dark side of the criminal mind through this intensely interactive experience. The National Museum of Crime & Punishment, located in downtown Washington, D.C., includes a crime scene lab, the filming studios for America's Most Wanted with host John Walsh, and a retail store called “The Cop Shop.” Described by Good Morning America as a “must see for CSI fans,” the new museum also includes high-speed police-chase simulators, a simulated FBI shooting range, John Dillinger’s car, and hundreds of interactives and artifacts.
Once visitors pass through a medieval dungeon portal, the history of crime and punishment in America unfolds beginning with colonial times. The cast of disreputable characters includes pirates, Wild West outlaws, gangsters, the Mob, and white collar criminals in pursuit of identity theft. An alley crime scene leads straight into a police station where visitors are booked and fingerprinted. The punishment gallery includes celebrity mug shots, a lie detector test, police line-up, and a re-creation of Al Capone’s jail cell.
The crime fighting gallery celebrates the courage of all members of law enforcement. An entire level of the museum is devoted to the CSI experience, where visitors come across the scene of a violent crime and utilize forensic science techniques to solve the case, from blood analysis to ballistics.
The museum empowers others to learn how not to be a victim of crime, how to become active in fighting crime in your neighborhood, and what to do if you see a crime committed. The museum places a special emphasis on crimes against children, with a child fingerprinting station encouraging parents to be proactive in complying with national safety standards.
Events at the National Museum of Crime & Punishment
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CSI Workshops at the National Museum of Crime & Punishment
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An Extended Introduction to the National Museum of Crime & Punishment
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