Forensic Investigation of Wildlife Crime

Thursday 13th December 2007, University of Strathclyde. Chaired by Professor Jim Fraser and organised by the Evidence and Investigation Network in collaboration with The Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW)and the Centre for Forensic Science, University of Strathclyde, this was a meeting of academics, practitioners and key stakeholders to discuss Wildlife Crime. Speakers considered the potential benefits of forensic science in the investigation of wildlife crime and the challenges we face in providing the best service to the criminal justice system. Minutes of the Meeting [36.5 Mb]

Programme

• ACC Iain MacLeod (Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland)
• Alan Stewart (Tayside Police) PowerPoint [119 Kb]
  
• The thin green line? The challenges of policing wildlife crime in Scotland
  Nick Fyfe (Director, SIPR) & Alison Reeves (University of Dundee) PowerPoint [857 Kb]
  
• Ian Knox (Metropolitan Police Service)
  
• Tom Dysart (Procurator Fiscal, Dumfries and Galloway)
  
• Profiling the profilers: a review of FWG activity
  Rob Ogden (Forensic Wildlife Action Group) PowerPoint [1.43 Mb]
  
• Hal Thompson (Dept. of Veterinary Pathology, Univ. of Glasgow Vet School)
  
• Adrian Linacre (Centre for Forensic Science)
  

      Wildlife Crime Meeting
      13th December 2007