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The Future of Forensic Bioinformation (2010)
Report
McCartney, C., Williams, R., & Wilson, T. (2010). The Future of Forensic Bioinformation. The Nuffield Foundation

A team of academics led by Dr Carole McCartney from Leeds University has identified four principles for the preparation of new legislation into the use foresnic bioinformation by the justice system. The proposals were made following an investigation... Read More about The Future of Forensic Bioinformation.

Policing and Forensic Science (2008)
Book Chapter
Williams, R. (2008). Policing and Forensic Science. In T. Newburn (Ed.), Handbook of Policing (760-793). (2nd). Willan Publishing

DNA Databanks and Genomics Research: Forensic and Military (Ab)Uses (2008)
Book Chapter
Williams, R. (2008). DNA Databanks and Genomics Research: Forensic and Military (Ab)Uses. In International Enyclopedia of Life Sciences. (1). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0005859

Efforts to identify criminal suspects, victims of crime, those killed in military conflicts and mass fatality casualties are increasingly supported by the availability of databanks holding deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profiles obtained from known subj... Read More about DNA Databanks and Genomics Research: Forensic and Military (Ab)Uses.

Trace Biometrics and Criminal Investigations (2007)
Book Chapter
Williams, R., & Johnson, P. (2007). Trace Biometrics and Criminal Investigations. In T. Newburn, T. Williamsson, & A. Wright (Eds.), Handbook of Criminal Investigation (357-380). Willan Publishing

Internationalising New Technologies of Crime Control: Forensic DNA Databasing and Datasharing in the European Union. (2007)
Journal Article
Johnson, P., & Williams, R. (2007). Internationalising New Technologies of Crime Control: Forensic DNA Databasing and Datasharing in the European Union. Policing and Society, 17(2), 103-118. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439460701302669

The use of DNA profiling in support of criminal investigations by police forces across the world has expanded remarkably during the last decade. The effectiveness of the world's first national DNA database—the National DNA Database of England & Wales... Read More about Internationalising New Technologies of Crime Control: Forensic DNA Databasing and Datasharing in the European Union..

Inclusiveness, Effectiveness and Intrusiveness: Issues in the Developing Uses of DNA Profiling in Support of Criminal Investigations (Reprint of earlier version in special issue 'Symposium on DNA Fingerprinting and Civil Liberties' (2006)
Journal Article
Williams, R., & Johnson, P. (2006). Inclusiveness, Effectiveness and Intrusiveness: Issues in the Developing Uses of DNA Profiling in Support of Criminal Investigations (Reprint of earlier version in special issue 'Symposium on DNA Fingerprinting and Civil Liberties'. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 32(2), 234-248. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-720x.2006.00030.x

Accounting for Ethical Difficulties in Social Welfare Work: Issues, Problems and Dilemmas (2005)
Journal Article
Banks, S., & Williams, R. (2005). Accounting for Ethical Difficulties in Social Welfare Work: Issues, Problems and Dilemmas. The British Journal of Social Work, 35(7), 1005-1022. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bch199

This paper is a preliminary exploration of social welfare practitioners’ accounts of ‘ethically difficult situations’. It describes variations in the ethical vocabulary and form of these accounts. Analysis of practitioners’ own accounts (as opposed t... Read More about Accounting for Ethical Difficulties in Social Welfare Work: Issues, Problems and Dilemmas.

Inclusiveness, Effectiveness and Intrusiveness: Issues in the Developing Uses of DNA Profiling in Support of Criminal Investigations (2005)
Journal Article
Williams, R., & Johnson, P. (2005). Inclusiveness, Effectiveness and Intrusiveness: Issues in the Developing Uses of DNA Profiling in Support of Criminal Investigations. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 33(3), 545-558. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-720x.2005.tb00517.x

In the article, “Inclusiveness, Effectiveness and Intrusiveness: Issues in the Developing Uses of DNA Profiling in Support of Criminal Investigations,” Professor Robin Williams and Research Fellow Paul Johnson, of the University of Durham, U.K., prov... Read More about Inclusiveness, Effectiveness and Intrusiveness: Issues in the Developing Uses of DNA Profiling in Support of Criminal Investigations.