Projects - Staffordshire University GradEx

Forensic Investigation and Forensic Science

An evaluation and comparison of LED torches for the use in scene examination

An evaluation of the PIT-LED torch using questionnaires completed by Forensic Investigators at Staffordshire Police and comparison with alternative torches focusing on the illumination of fingermarks on various reflective surfaces.

Kathryn Davis

Assessing the Policies and Processes for Sexual Offences at HEIs

This project assesses the policies and processes for sexual offences at HEIs; recommendations were made to improve these from staff and student responses to questionnaires, interviews and focus groups.

Elliot Parkin

Can we tell if wildlife have been shot with air weapons or .22 long rifles?

How confidently can we detect that wildlife have been shot with air weapons or .22 long rifles?

Eva Booth

Do 3D-printed firearms pose a threat to the UK and Globally?

This research questions the threats that come with 3D-printed firearms and components, including the developments of this criminal industry and how it may currently effect the public.

Ben Gordon

Establishing Pro Forma for the Identification of Migrating Syrian Refugees

This research involved creating a pro forma specifically to assist in the identification of Syrian refugees, by reviewing current practices seen from organisations such as INTERPOL.

Jourdaine Das-Gupta

Q-TOF LCMS Identification of Decomposition Chemicals in Aquatic Environment

Drowning is the 3rd largest cause of injury and death globally. Investigation of Q-TOF LCMS for identification of decomposition chemicals of interest in aquatic environments.

Natalia Ciesielska

Reporting of Sexual offences in the Asian Community.

Breaking down the reasons for under reporting of sexual offences in the Asian community.

Aiyra Zahid

The Comparison of PMCT and External Examination of the Neck in Hangings.

The use of retrospective analysis to contrast the two methods through predefined indicators, subsequently identifying strengths and weaknesses, providing improvement suggestions of findings supported by literature.

Danielle Chew

The effect of menorrhea on persistence of semen in sexual offence victims

Factors such as time and menorrhea and their affect on seminal persistence in sexual offence victims Presumptive testing and Microscopy analysis of seminal fluid.

Wiktoria Flos

The perceptions of the current use of trace evidence, UK.

A project showing the different perceptions of the current use of trace evidence, from the view of current practitioners and future practitioners (students).

Lucy Watson

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