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Personal profile
Personal Statement
Professor of forensic science, Associate Director of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research and a Past President of the Forensic Science Society. He has extensive experience as an expert witness in criminal courts in the UK and has been involved in many high profile cases (e.g. Damilola Taylor, Rachel Nickell, Shirley McKie) as an expert witness, reviewer or adviser. Jim also has significant experience in strategic and policy matters in relation to forensic science in the UK and internationally. He has advised a range of agencies on forensic, scientific and investigative matters, including the police organisations in the UK and abroad, the Home Office, the Scottish Parliament and the UK Parliament.
Jim is a council member of JUSTICE Scotland; Chair of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service Forensic Science Technical Advisory Committee, a member of the Forensic Science Regulator’s Fingerprint Specialist Group and former Chair of the Digital Forensics Specialist Group. His teaching and research interests focus primarily on the role of science and technology in criminal justice. He is the co-editor (with Robin Williams) of the Handbook of Forensic Science (Willan) and author of Forensic Science a Very Short introduction (OUP).
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Projects
A rational decision making model for the investigative use of forensic science
Fraser, J., Savage, K., Wisniewski, M. & Weston, N.
Project: Internally funded project
The influence of occupational culture on forensic science use in the Scottish Crime Campus
1/06/15 → 18/12/15
Project: Knowledge Exchange
Research Output
Effective use of forensic science in volume crime investigations: identifying recurring themes in the literature
Ludwig, A. & Fraser, J., 31 Jan 2014, In : Science and Justice. 54, 1, p. 81–88 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Citations
(Scopus)
Affect of impact angle variations on area of origin determination in bloodstain pattern analysis
Connolly, C., Illes, M. & Fraser, J., 2012, (Accepted/In press) In : Forensic Science International.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Thesis
Using forensic science in major crimes investigation : a preliminary review of limiting factors
Author: EDO, C. N. A., 27 Jul 2017Supervisor: Fraser, J. (Supervisor) & Yusuf, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
Prizes
Activities
Forensic Horizons 2013
Jim Fraser (Keynote/plenary speaker)6 Nov 2013
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Key-note speaker and plenary lectures at conferences
Forensic Horizons 2013
Jim Fraser (Keynote/plenary speaker)Nov 2013 → …
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Key-note speaker and plenary lectures at conferences
Impacts
DNA policy and practice
Jim Fraser (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Policy and legislation