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General Articles and Books

General Articles

Bergslien, E.T. (2006) Teaching to Avoid the "CSI Effect." Keeping the Science in Forensic Science. Journal of Chemical Education, 83(5), 690-691.
 

Dawson, L. A., Barclay, D., Donnelly, L. J., Ruffell, A. & Miller, D. Communication in geoscience featuring and example from print media. International Crime Scene Conference, British Library, London, 15-16 July 2009. Abstract.

Dawson, L., Donnelly, L. J., Miller, D., Cassella, J., Pringle, J., Hollingsworth, K., Ruffell, A., & Harrison, M. 2008. Communication in forensic geoscience featuring an example from TV: In: Donnelly, L. J. (ed). Geoscientific Equipment and Techniques at Crime Scenes. 2nd FGG Meeting of the Geological Society of London, Forensic Geoscience Group. Programme & Abstracts. Burlington House, London, 17 December 2008, 30-31.

Donnelly, L. J. 2021. The International Union of Geological Sciences, Initiative on Forensic Geology. 36th International Congress on Forensic Geology, Delhi, India, 2-8 March, 2020, poster (pending).

Donnelly, L. J. & Chatterjee, B. 2021. The Establishment of Forensic Geology in India. 36th International Congress on Forensic Geology, Delhi, India, 2-8 March, 2020, Session on Forensic Geology (pending).

Donnelly, L. J. 2021. The Management and Mitigation of Risks Associated with Substitution, Adulteration, Fraud and Fakery in Minerals, Mining and Metals. 36th International Congress on Forensic Geology, Delhi, India, 2-8 March, 2020, Session on Forensic Geology (pending).

Donnelly, L. J. 2018. Forensic Geology: The Applications of Geology to Police and Law Enforcement. Lunchtime Enlightenment. Feed Your Brain. GSA Today. A Publication of the Geological Society of America. September 2017, Vol., 27, No. 9.

Donnelly, L. J. 2018. Welcome & Introduction. In: Molina, M. C., Donnelly, L. J., Baena, A. & Salvador, F. 2018. (Eds). 3rd Iberoamerican Seminar on Forensic Geoscience. November 30 and December 1st 2017. La Plata, Argentina, 1-2.

Donnelly, L. J. 2017. Special Guest Editor. Forensic Geology Themed Issued. Episodes. Journal of the International Union of Geological Sciences, June 2017.

Donnelly, L. J. 2017. (ed). Forensic Geology Themed Issued. Episodes. Journal of the International Union of Geological Sciences, June 2017, 40(2).

Donnelly, L. J. 2017. Introduction: The Episodes Themed Issue on Forensic Geology and the IUGS Initiative on Forensic Geology. In; Donnelly 2017 (ed) Forensic Geology Themed Issued. Episodes. Journal of the International Union of Geological Sciences, June 2017, 40(2), 96-105.

Donnelly, L. J. and Ruffell, A. 2017. The Geological Society of London (GSL), Forensic Geoscience Group (FGG): The First Decade, 2006-2016. Geoscientist. Volume 26, Number 11, December 2016/January 2017, 10-15. https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Geoscientist/DecemberJanuary-2016-17/Forensic-Geoscience-Group-the-firstdecade

Donnelly, L. J. and Harrison, M. 2017. Ground Searches for Graves and Buried Targets Related to Homicide, Terrorism and Organised Crime. In; Donnelly, L. J. (Guest Editor) 2017. Forensic Geology Themed Issued. Episodes. Journal of the International Union of Geological Sciences, June 2017, 106-117.

Donnelly, L.J. 2016. Geological Society of London (GSL), Forensic Geoscience Group (FGG); the first 10 years and the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), Initiative on Forensic Geology (IFG); the first 5 years. 35th International Geological Congress, Cape Town, 27 August to 4 September 2016, abstract only.

Donnelly, L. J., Sugita, R. 2014. The International Union of Geological Sciences, Initiative on Forensic Geology. National Research Institute of Police Science (NRISP). International Association of Forensic Science (IAFS), Seoul, South Korea (poster).

Donnelly, L. J. 2013. An Overview of the History and Early Developments of Forensic Geology, the Establishment of the Geological Society of London, Forensic Geoscience Group (FGG) and International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), Initiative on Forensic Geology (IFG). IUGS-IFG RFCFS, Moscow, 22 October 2013, Booklet of Abstracts, 8-9 (in English), 10-11 (in Russian).

Donnelly, L. J., Nesterina, E., & Gradusva, O. 2013 (eds). МИНИСТЕРСТВО ЮСТИЦИИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ, ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ БЮДЖЕТНОЕ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ, РОССИЙСКИЙ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ЦЕНТР СУДЕБНОЙ, КСПЕРТИЗЫ ПРИ МИНИСТЕРСТВЕ ЮСТИЦИИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ. International Union Of Geological Sciences (IUGS), Initiative On Forensic Geology (IFG) and Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science (RFCFS), Ministry of Justice, Russia, Present a Knowledge Transfer Event on, Soil Forensics and Forensic Geology, Moscow, 22 October 2013.

Donnelly, L. J. & Di Maggio, R. M. 2012. Launch of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), Initiative on Forensic Geology (IFG), in Rome, Italy. Geoscientist, The Magazine of the Geological Society of London.

Donnelly, L. J. & Di Maggio, R. M. 2012. Launch of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), Initiative on Forensic Geology (IFG), in Rome, Italy. Geoscientist, The Magazine of the Geological Society of London.

Donnelly, L. J. 2011. Members of the Geological Society of London Forensic Geoscience Group (FGG) and the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), Initiative on Forensic Geology (IFG) present at the 2011 British Science Festival in Bradford, UK: ‘Sherlock Holmes to CSI - how geologists help solve crimes’, 13/09/11, 15.30-5.30pm.http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/ScienceinSociety/x-change/x-change+2011.htm

Donnelly, L.J. 2011. The renaissance in forensic geology. Teaching Earth Sciences, 36(1), 46-5

Donnelly, L.J. 2011. The renaissance in forensic geology and events leading to the establishment of the IUGS Initiative on Forensic Geology. International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), Initiative on Forensic Geology (IFG), Massimo Room, Rome, Italy, Sunday 18 September 20114: 45-15:20.

Donnelly, L. J. 2011. International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), Commission on Geosciences for Environmental Management (GEM), Report on Working Group on Forensic Geology (WGFG) and Establishment of the IUGS Initiative on Forensic Geology. Submitted to 62nd Executive Committee of the IUGS. UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, Tuesday 22nd February 2011.

Donnelly, L. J. 2011. The Renaissance in Forensic Geology. Teaching Earth Sciences. Magazine of the Earth Science Teachers’ Association (ESTA), 36(1), 46-52.

Donnelly, L. J. 2011. Donnelly, L. J. 2010. Donnelly pays tribute to Open University Volcanologist John Murray. Geoscientist. January 2010, Geological Society of London. https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Geoscientist/Archive/January-2010/Underthe-volcano.

Donnelly, L. J. & Nodes, D. C. 2010. The Geoforensic International Network. A Dose of Gin for the IUGS. GeoNZ2010, Forensic & Evidential Geology Session, 25 November 2010.

Donnelly, L. J. 2010. The role of Geoforensics in Policing & Law Enforcement: How do Geologists help the Police Investigate Crime? Modern Geological Techniques. Yorkshire Geological Society & Hull Geological Society. 23 October 2010, Circular 561, 5.

Donnelly, L. J., Ruffell, A. & Rutsiku, S. 2010. The Forensic Geoscience Group (FGG) and International Union of Geological Sciences. Poster, conference on Forensic Geology, Japan.

Donnelly, L. J., Ruffell, A. & Rutsiku, S. 2010. The Forensic Geoscience Group (FGG) and International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Working Groups on Forensic Geology. Poster, INTERPOL conference, Lyon, France, October 2010.

Donnelly, L. J. 2010. Geoforensics in Law Enforcement. Key note lecture. Earth Science Teachers’ Association Conference 43rd Annual Course and Conference Department of Geology, University of Leicester Saturday 18th September 2010, 09:30-10:15. University of Leicester. ESTA publication, 17-19 September 2010. 22.

Donnelly, L. J. 2010. The role of geoforensics in policing and law enforcement. Emergency Global Barclay media Limited, January 2010, 19-22. Donnelly, L. J. 2009 Geoforensics in Colombia. Police Professional, June 2009, 1-2.

Donnelly, L. J. 2009. The Geological Search for A Homicide Grave. The Investigator, July/August 2009, 42-49.

Donnelly, L. J. 2009. Operation Colombia. UK & USA geoforensic specialist visit to Bogota, Colombia, April 2009. Geoscientist, 19(9), September 2009, 6-7.

Donnelly, L.J. 2009. Geoforensics in Colombia. Police Professional, June 2009, 1

Donnelly, L. J. 2009. The importance of effective communication between geoscientists and the police. The Macaulay Institute, GIMI network summary paper. The Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen

Donnelly, L. J. 2008. Forensic investigations in engineering geology, mining geology, geomorphology and geohazards. In: Donnelly, L. J. (ed). Geoscientific Equipment and Techniques at Crime Scenes. 2nd FGG Meeting of the Geological Society of London, Forensic Geoscience Group. Programme & Abstracts. Burlington House, London, 17 December 2008, 35.

Donnelly, L.J. (ed) 2008. Geoscientific equipment and techniques at crime scenes. 2nd FGG Meeting of the Geological Society of London, Forensic Geoscience Group. Programme & Abstracts. Burlington House, London, 17 December 2008, 35.

Donnelly, L.J. 2008. Communication in geology: A personal perspective and lessons from volcanic, mining, exploration, geotechnical, police and geoforensic investigations. In: Liverman D.G.E, Pereira C.P. & Marker B. (eds) Communicating Environmental Geoscience. Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 305, 107- 121.

Donnelly, L. J. 2008. Considerations for a Working Group Forensic Geology. Submitted to the International Union of Geological Sciences, Commission for Geoenvironmental Management, 5th Annual Business Meeting of IUGS-GEM Oslo, Norway, 8th and 9th August 2008.

Donnelly, L. J. 2008. Featured in: Earth Scientists, Police & Popular Crime Writers. Earth Science Ireland. Magazine of the ES2k Group, Issue 3, Spring 2008, 33.

Donnelly, L. J. 2008. Contributions to: How can geologists aid the understanding of a crime scene? Police

Donnelly, L. J. 2008: Contribution to article in: Nature. CSI: Geoscience 18 December 2008. http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2008/12/csi_geoscience_unit.html

 

Donnelly, L. J. 2008 (ed). Geoscientific Equipment and Techniques at Crime Scenes. 2nd FGG Meeting of the Geological Society of London, Forensic Geoscience Group. Programme & Abstracts. Burlington House, London, 17 December 2008, 6-7.

Donnelly, L. J. 2008. Contributions to: National Policing Improvement Agency 2009. Body Recovery Briefing Paper. Policing Issues, Scene and Forensic Specialist Considerations. NPIA, Bedfordshire.

Donnelly, L. J. 2008. Communication in geology: A personal perspective and lessons from volcanic, mining, exploration, geotechnical, police and geoforensic investigations. In: Livermann, D.G.E., Pereira, C.P & marker, B. (eds) Communicating Environmental Geoscience. Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 305, 107- 121.

Donnelly, L. J., Rawlings, Pirrie, D., Jarvis, k., Ruffell, A., Pringle, J. 2007. The Geological Society of London, Forensic Geoscience Group. Soil Forensics International, Edinburgh, 30 October 2007 (poster).

Donnelly, L. J. 2007. The Geological Society of London, Forensic Geoscience Group. Soil Forensic International, 30 October-1 November, The Macaulay Institute, Herriot Watt University, Edinburgh, 42.

Donnelly, L.J. (ed) 2006. First inaugural meeting of the Geological Society of London, Forensic Geoscience Group. Geoscientists at Crime Scenes. Forensic Geoscience Group Meeting, Geological Society of London, Burlington House, 20 December 2006. Geological Society of London, Forensic Geoscience Group, Burlington House, London.

Donnelly, L.J. 2005. Considerations for a Geological Society of London forensic geology specialist group. The Geological Society, London. Submitted to the Geological Society of London, Executive Secretary and Science Council, December 2005. Geological Society of London, Forensic Geoscience Group, Burlington House, London.

Donnelly, L. J. 2004. Geological investigations at a high altitude remote mine on the Northwest Pakistan & Afghanistan frontier, Karakoram Himalaya. Elsevier, International Journal of Coal Geology, 60 (2), 117-150.

Donnelly, L.J. 2002. Finding the silent witness: how forensic geology helps solve crimes. All-Party Parliamentary Group for Earth Science. The Geological Society of London, Geoscientist, 12(5), May 2002, 24.

Donnelly, L. J. 2002. The Manchester Earthquakes. In; Ducker, J. The City of Rock and Roll. Manchester Evening News, 26 October 2002.

Donnelly, L. J. 2002. Earthy clues. Geologists can help the police to solve serious crime. The Times, Monday 5th August 2002, page 10, T2.

Donnelly, L. J. 2002. Experts uncover earth’s grim secrets: Geologists Helping to Solve Crime. Nottingham Trent University Newsletter, Grape Vine, April issue 2002.

Donnelly, L. J. 2000 Predicting the unpredictable. Bulletin of the University of Leicester, February 2000, 25. Donnelly, L. J. 2000. Predicting the unpredictable. Leicester Graduates Review, University of Leicester, Winter 2000, 1-15.

Donnelly, L. J. 1997. Exploration and Engineering Geologist. Working in Environmental Services, Department for Education and Employment, W1 30, ISBN 086110692, 12-13.

Donnelly, L. J. 1997. Montserrat Fights for Survival. The Royal Geographical Magazine, 24-30. Donnelly, L. J. 1997. Montserrat volcanic eruption. Annual Report of the British Geological Survey 1996-97. Natural Environment Research Council.

Donnelly, L. J. 1994. A geological search strategy to locate the last remaining Moors Murder Victim, Saddleworth Moor, United Kingdom (unpublished).

House of Commons, 2018. Biometrics strategy and forensic services. House of Commons, Science and Technology Committee. Fifth report of session 2017-19. https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmsctech/855/855.pdf

House of Commons, 2011. The Forensic Science Service. House of Commons, Science and Technology Committee. Fifth report of session 2017-19. https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmsctech/855/855.pdf

House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, The Forensic Science Service. 7th Report of Session 2010-2012. 2011. https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmsctech/855/855.pdf

House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, Forensic Science. Second Report of Session 2013- 2014. 2013 https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmsctech/610/610.pdf[

House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, The biometrics strategy and forensic services. 5 th Report of session 2017-2019. 2018. https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmsctech/800/800.pdfssed 19th

House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, The work of the Biometrics Commissioner and the Forensic Science Regulator. 19thReport of session 2017-2019. 2019 . https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmsctech/1970/1970.pdf

House of Lords 2019a. https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lordsselect/science-and-technology-committee/

House of Lords 2019b. https://www.ruth-morgan.com/blog/house-of-lords-science-and-technologycommittee-inquiry

House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee, Forensic Science and the criminal justice system: a blueprint for change. 3rdReport of session 2017-2019 HL Paper 333. 2019 https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201719/ldselect/ldsctech/333/333.pdf

DiMaggio, R.M., Barone, P.M., Pettinelli, E., Mattei, E., Sebastian E.L. & Banchelli, A. 2013. Geologia Forense: Introduzione alle geoscienze applicate alle indagini giudiziarie. Flaccovio Dario.

DiMaggio, R.M. et al. 2017. Global developments in forensic geology. In: Donnelly, L. J. (ed) Episodes Journal of International Geoscience. Special Issue on Forensic Geology, International Union of Geological Sciences, June 2017, 120-131.

Di Maggio, R. M., Donnelly, L.J., Al Naimi, K. S., g, P. M., Salvador, F. A. D. S., Dawson, L., Dixon, R., Fitzpatrick, R., Gradusova, O., Nesterina, E., Peleneva, M., Ushacova, O., Galego, C. M. M., Pirrie, D., Ruffell, A., McKinley, J., Schneck, B., Sagripanti, D., Villalba, D., Sugita, R., Wach, G., Silva, R. & Forbes, S. 2017. Global Developments in Forensic Geology. In; Donnelly, L. J. (Guest Editor) 2017. Forensic Geology Themed Issued. Episodes. Journal of the International Union of Geological Sciences, June 2017, 40 120-131.

Makarushka, Mary (2012) Got a Crime to Solve? Call in the Soil Scientists. Soil Horizons. 53 (5). doi:10.2136/sh2012-53-5-lf https://www.soils.org/publications/sh/articles/53/5/3

Marumo, Yoshiteru (2001) Forensic Examination of Soil Evidence (a review) 13th INTERPOL Forensic Science Symposium, Lyon, France, October 16-19 2001. (pdf)

McKinley, J. 2013. How useful are databases in environmental and criminal forensics? In: Pirrie, D., Ruffell, A. & Dawson, L.A. (eds) Environmental and Criminal Geoforensics. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 384, 109–119.

McKinley, J. 2017. Application of geographic information system (GIS) in forensic geoscience. In: Donnelly, L. J. (ed) Episodes Journal of International Geoscience . Special Issue on Forensic Geology, International Union of Geological Sciences, June 2017, 40(2),166-171.

McKinley J. & Ruffell A. 2007. Contemporaneous spatial sampling at a scene of crime: advantages and disadvantages. Forensic Science International, 172, 196-202.

McKinley, J., Ruffell, A., Harrison, M., Meier-Augenstein, W., Kemp, H., Graham, C. & Barry, L. 2009. Spatial thinking in search methodology: A case study of the 'no body murder enquiry', West of Ireland. In: Ritz, K., Dawson, L. & Miller, D. (eds) Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics. Springer, 285-302.

McKinley, J., Tolosana Delgado, R., Hron, K., de Caritat, P., Grunsky, E., Reimann, C., Filzmoser P. & van den Boogaart K, G. 2016. Single Component map: Fact or Fiction? Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 162, 16-28.

Molina, C. M., Donnelly, L., Baena, A. (Eds) 2017. 3rd Iberoamerican Seminar on Forensic Geoscience. The International Union of Geological Sciences, Initiative on Forensic Geology (IFG). Booklet of Abstracts. La Plata, Argentina, 30 November to 1 December 2017, pp29.

Molina, M. C., Donnelly, L. J., Baena, A. & Salvador, F. 2018. (Eds). 3rd Iberoamerican Seminar on Forensic Geoscience. November 30 and December 1st 2017. La Plata, Argentina.

Murray, K.R., Fitzpatrick, R.W., Bottrill, R.S., Berry, R. & Kobus, H. 2016. Soil transference patterns on bras: image processing and laboratory dragging. Forensic Science International, 258, 88-100.

Murray, K.R., Fitzpatrick, R.W., Bottrill, R. & Kobus, H. 2017. Patterns produced when soil is transferred to bras by placing and dragging actions: The application of digital photography and image processing to support visible observations. Forensic Science International, 276, 24-40.

 

Murray, Raymond C. (2005) Collecting Crime Evidence from the Earth. Geotimes, January, 2005. American Geological Institute.

Murray, R.C. 1975. The geologist as private eye. Natural History, February, 22-24.

Murray, R.C. 2004. Evidence from the Earth. Mountain Press Publishing Co. Missoula, Montana.

Murray, R.C. 2011. Evidence from the Earth, 2nd edition, Mountain Press, Missoula.

Murray, R. 2000. Devil in the details – the science of forensic geology. Geotimes, Volume, 14-17.

Murray, R. & Tedrow, J. 1975. Forensic Geology. New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Press.

Murray, R.C. & Solebello, L.P. 2002. Forensic examination of soil. In: Saferstein, R. (ed.) Forensic Science Handbook, Volume 1. Prentice Hall.

Pirrie, D., Donnelly, L.J., Rollinson, G.K., Butcher, A.R., Dawson, L.A. & Pirrie, H.A. (2013) Forensic geology at the International School Science Fair. Geology Today Vol. 29, No. 6, November–December 2013. Blackwell Publishing Ltd, The Geologists’ Association & The Geological Society of London. Data from this project is available here

Rapp, J. S. (1987) Forensic geology and a Colusa County murder. California Geology 40: 147–53.

Ruffell, A., Donnelly, L. J., Dawson, L. 2008. The future of geoforensics: In: Donnelly, L. J. (ed). Geoscientific Equipment and Techniques at Crime Scenes. 2nd FGG Meeting of the Geological Society of London, Forensic Geoscience Group. Programme & Abstracts. Burlington House, London, 17 December 2008, 33

Ruffell, A., Donnelly, L. J., & Murray, R. C. 2008. The Future of Geoforensics, Abstract, GSA meeting Houston, USA.

Sugita, R., Donnelly, L. J. 2014. International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), Initiative on Forensic Geology (IFG). International Association of Forensic Science (IAFG) conference in Seoul, Korea.

Sugita, R., Donnelly, L. J. 2013. Activities of the IUGS-IFG and GIN. The Applications of Geology to Help Investigate and Solve Crime. Japan Geoscience Meeting.

Sugita, R., Kikkawa, S. H., Donnelly, L. J. 2013. Contribution of natural substance as evidence to forensic science and international networking of forensic geology. Abstract of 9th meeting of Discussion Group of Analysis for Labelling Origin, the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry, 2013.

Sugit, Ritsuko; Yoshida, Hiroaki and Fukushima, Hirofumi (2010) Forensic Geology Review: 2007 to 2009 16th International Forensic Science Symposium Lyon, France, October 5-8 2010. (pdf file)

The Forensic Science Regulator, Annual Report November 2014–November 2015. 2015. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/482248 /2015_FSR_Annual_Report_v1_0_final.pdf

The Forensic Science Regulator, Annual Report November 2015–November 2016. 2016. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/5 81653/FSR_Annual_Report_v1.0.pdf

The Forensic Science Regulator, Annual Report November 2016–November 2017 2018. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/6 74761/FSRAnnual_Report_2017_v1_01.pdf

The Forensic Science Regulator, Annual Report 17thNovember 2017 – 16thNovember 2018, (2019) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/786137 /FSRAnnual_Report_2018_v1.0.pdf

The National Staff 2019. https://www.thenational.ae/uae/abu-dhabi-police-arrest-engineer-over-bribe1.221030.

Books

Barone, P.M. & Groen, M. (2018) Multidisciplinary Approaches to Forensic Archaeology. EMFA. Springer.
 
 
Byers, S. N. (2016) Introduction to Forensic Anthropology 5th edition Routledge (Google Books)

Coyle, H.M. (2005) Forensic Botany: Principles and Applications to Criminal Casework. CRC Press, Boca Rayon, FL. (Google Books)

Croft, D.J. & Pye, K. (2004) Colour theory and the evaluation of an instrumental method of measurement using geological samples for forensic applications. In: Pye, K. & Croft, D.J. (eds) Forensic Geoscience: Principles, Techniques and Applications. Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 232, 49-62.

Donnelly, L.J., Pirrie, D., Harrison, M., Ruffel, A. and Dawson L (eds) (2021) A Guide to Forensic Geology. Geological Society of London (pending).

Dupras, T.L., Schultz, J.J., Wheeler, S.M. and Williams, L.J. (2006) Forensic Recovery of Human Remains: Archaeological Approaches. CRC Press, Boca Rayon, FL. (Google Books)

Fitzpatrick, R. & Donnelly, L. J. (2021) (eds). Forensic Soil Science and Geology. International Union of Geological Sciences, Initiative on Forensic Geology Geological Society of London, Special Publication (Pending). https://sp.lyellcollection.org/online-first/492

Gradusova, O., Nesterina, E., Peleneva, M. (2014) Atlas of exotic, anthropogenic and extraneous particles in soil. Rusian Federal Centre of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Moscow (in Russian) (pending).

Hunter, J. and Cox, M. (2005) Forensic Archaeology: Advances in Theory and Practice. Routledge, New York, NY. (Google Books)

DiMaggio, R. M. & Barone, P. M. (2017) Soil Forensic. Geoscientists at Crime Sciences: A Companion to Forensic Geoscience. Preface, v-vi, Springer.

Di Maggio, R. M., Matteo Barone, P., Pettinelli, E., Mattei, M., Lauro, S., Banchelli, A. (2013) Geologia Forense. Introduzione alle geoscienze applicate alle indagini giudiziarie. Dario Flaccovio Editore. Italia. (Amazon)

Meier-Augenstein, W. (2010) Stable Isotope Forensics: An Introduction to the Forensic Application of Stable Isotope Analysis, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester (UK), ISBN 978-0-470-51705-5.

Meier-Augenstein, W (2017) Stable Isotope Forensics: Methods and Forensic Applications of Stable Isotope Analysis, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester (UK), ISBN 978-1-119-08020-6.

Murray, Raymond C. (2011) Evidence from the Earth: Forensic Geology and Criminal Investigation (Google Books 2004 edition)

Murray, R.C. (2004) Evidence from the Earth. Mountain Press Publishing Co. Missoula, Montana.

Pirrie, D., Ruffell, A., Dawson, L. (2013) SP384:Environmental Geoforensics. Geological Society of London Special Publication, 384, pp273. Publication Flyer (Google Books)

Pye, Kenneth Geological and Soil Evidence: Forensic Applications (Google Books)

Pye, Kenneth and Croft, Debra J. Forensic Geoscience: Principles, Techniques and Applications, Geological Society of London (Google Books)

Ritz, Karl; Dawson, Lorna and Miller, David Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics (Google Books)

Ruffell, Alastair and McKinley, Jennifer Geoforensics (Wiley)

Tibbett, Mark and Carter, David O. Soil Analysis in Forensic Taphonomy: Chemical and Biological Effects of Buried Human Remains (Google Books)

Wells, J. (1998) Bre-X. The inside story of the world’s biggest mining scam. Orion Business Boks

Wheeler, B.P. and Wilson, L.J. (2008) Practical Forensic Microscopy: A Laboratory Manual. Wiley-Blackwell, West Sussex, England.