Crimes such as homicide and theft, and drugs such as heroin and cocaine have always been of public concern, and there has been a recent focus on areas such as child sexual abuse, modern slavery, new psychoactive substances, online fraud, and online indecent images of children.
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Literally any crime scene contains animal, plant, soil, microbial or environmental traces. Examples include pet hairs or saliva, pollen and algae, soil and soil organisms like bacteria or nematodes, fungal spores, insect...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: University of Reading
The project focuses on the analysis of non-human biological traces in forensic investigations, which directly contributes to understanding the role of forensic techniques in the Criminal Justice System.
After a serious crime such as murder, physical or sexual assault, crime scenes are forensically examined for body fluids such as blood, saliva, sweat and semen; however, the detection and visualisation of such physical e...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: SMYTEC
The project aims to develop a novel imaging technique to detect bodily secretions, drugs, and explosives at crime scenes, which directly addresses the question of understanding the contribution of forensic techniques to the Criminal Justice System.
To develop a probe capable of identifying forensically pertinent samples at crime scenes and indicating their approx age (the in-situ probe). Once commercialised, the device will not only enhance investigators’ capabilit...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
The project aims to develop a probe capable of identifying forensically pertinent samples at crime scenes, which partially addresses the question of understanding the contribution of forensic techniques to the Criminal Justice System.