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Researcher Blog by Professor Alison Adam: Crime, policing, technology and the development of forensic science – lessons for today

Crime, policing, technology and the development of forensic science

About the author Alison Adam is Professor of Science, Technology & Society. She has published widely in the fields of Science and Technology Studies (STS), particularly around information systems (IS), gender issues and technology.  More recently her research interests have shifted focus towards historical topics, particularly the history of forensic science. Alison’s latest book is a research monograph, A History of Forensic Science: British […]

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A history of forensic science: British beginnings in the twentieth century – Prof Alison Adam

A history of Forensic Science: British beginnings in the twentieth century book cover

How and when did forensic science originate in the UK? This question demands our attention because our understanding of present-day forensic science is vastly enriched through gaining an appreciation of what went before. A History of Forensic Science is the first book to consider the wide spectrum of influences which went into creating the discipline in Britain in the first […]

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