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Publications

Brookman Fiona, Jones Helen, Williams Robin,

Deviant Behavior Vol 43, pp. 340-366 (2022)

Jones Helen, Brookman Fiona, Williams Robin,

Police Journal Vol 94, pp. 572-589 (2020)

Ludwig Anika,

Science and Justice Vol 54, pp. 81–88 (2014)

Hammer Lesley, Duffy Kate, , Nic Daeid Niamh

Journal of Forensic Identification Vol 63, pp. 205-218 (2013)

Ludwig Anika, , Williams Robin

Forensic Science Policy and Management Vol 3, pp. 53-61 (2012)

Connolly Candace, Illes Mike,

Forensic Science International (2012)

Professional Activities

Keynote/plenary speaker

6/11/2013

Keynote/plenary speaker

11/2013

Visiting researcher

15/9/2012

Member

31/7/2012

Editor

11/7/2012

Organiser

10/7/2012

Projects

Fraser, Jim (Principal Investigator)

The aim of the project is to understand how the professional cultures, perceptions, practices and knowledge of the different agencies involved in the Forensic Gateway impact on the effectiveness and ongoing development of the Gateway.

01-Jan-2015 - 18-Jan-2015

Fraser, Jim (Principal Investigator)

One of the primary aims of the creation of the Scottish Crime Campus at Gartcosh, was the integration of criminal justice agencies in order to improve service provision on a national scale. Currently, a key area for consideration is more effective and efficient provision of forensic science to the Scottish criminal justice system. To address this issue, a central hub for allocation of resources and prioritisation of forensic work is being implemented introducing multi-agency decision making– the Forensic Gateway. ‘The National [forensic] Gateway will focus on delivering the most effective utilisation of Forensic Science to deliver the strategic requirements of Police Scotland and COPFS.’ Given that this approach is a significant departure from previous practices, there is an agreement on the part of the main stakeholders, that a formal evaluation is essential, to assess the effectiveness of the Gateway. This proposal aims to deliver this evaluation.

01-Jan-2015 - 30-Jan-2015

Fraser, Jim (Principal Investigator)

05-Jan-2015 - 04-Jan-2018

Fraser, Jim (Co-investigator)

Assertions of the increasing importance of science and technology to the security and policing of contemporary
society have been the subject of widespread academic commentary, including studies of systems of surveillance
(e.g. Zuriek & Salter, 2005; Lyon, 2006) and of the introduction of new technologies for risk management (e.g.
Ericson & Haggerty, 1997; Williams & Johnson, 2008). This historical development has been described as the
‘scientification’ (Ericson & Shearing, 1986), or the ‘technification’ (Nogala, 1995) of police work, and is a
phenomenon which exemplifies a wider assumption that science and technology have the power to settle
intractable social issues, including those of security and social order (Geertz, 1983).
Forensic science constitutes a subset of these scientific and technological applications. Recent work has drawn
attention to variations in the disciplinary foundations of different domains of forensic science (e.g. National
Research Council, 2009), the potential problems of ‘reliance on science’ for criminal justice (e.g. Garrett, 2011),

01-Jan-2015 - 30-Jan-2017

Fraser, Jim (Principal Investigator)

19-Jan-2012 - 21-Jan-2012

Fraser, Jim (Academic) Black, Sue (Academic)

19-Jan-2012 - 30-Jan-2012