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Blundell, A., Dearing, J. A., Boyle, J. F., and Hannam, J. A. (2009) Controlling factors for the spatial variability of soil magnetic susceptibility across England and Wales. Earth Science Reviews 95: 158–88.

Buck, S. C. (2003) Searching for graves using geophysical technology: Field tests with ground penetrating radar, magnetometry, and electrical resistivity. Journal of Forensic Sciences 48(1): 5–11.

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Davenport, G. C. (2001) Remote sensing applications in forensic investigations. Historical Archaeology 35(1): 87–100.

Dawson, L. A., Sampson, A., McConochie., Harrison, K., Mackinnon, G., Jefferies, I., Donnelly, L. J. 2015. Soil in search and evidence in the case of a missing person Pamela Jackson. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Engineering Geophysics, Session on Forensic Geosciences, Al Ain, UAE, FG05, 270-273.

Dawson, L., Fitzpatrick, R., Donnelly, L. J., Harrison, M., Rolph, A. 2013. The Use of Soil Provenance in Ground Searches for Burials. IUGS-IFG RFCFS, Moscow, 22 October 2013, Booklet of Abstracts, 23 (in English), 24 (in Russian).

Donnelly, L. J. & Harrison, M. 2021. The Development of the Geoforensic Search Strategy Framework for High Assurance Police and Law Enforcement Ground Searches for Burials. 36th International Congress on Forensic Geology, Delhi, India, 2-8 March, 2020, poster (pending).

Donnelly, L.J., Cassella, J., Pirrie, D., Dawson, L., Harrault, L., Blom, G., Davidson, A., Arnold, P. Harrison, M. & Hope, C. 2020. Analysis of leachate, VOCs, fatty acids and mineralogy following the discovery of a homicide grave:  In: Fitzpatrick, R.W. and Donnelly, L.J. (eds). Forensic Soil Science and Geology. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 492, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP492-2017-337

Donnelly, L. J., Cassella, J,. Pirrie, D., Dawson, L.., Blom, G., Davidson, A., Arnold, P., Harrison M. Hope, C. 2020. Analysis of soil following a police-led open area search and the recovery of a cold-case homicide grave.Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 492, 29 October 2019 https://doi.org/10.1144/SP492-2017-337

Donnelly, L. J. and Harrison, M. 2020. The Geoforensic Search Strategy: A High Assurance Search Method to Assist Law Enforcement Locate Graves and Contraband Associated with Homicide, Counter Terrorism and Serious and Organised Crime. The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan, Vol 126, No. 8, 443-458. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/geosoc/-char/en

Donnelly, L. J. 2019. The geoforensic search strategy (GSS): an integrated geological a police search method to locate burials for homicide graves and contraband associated with counter terrorism and serious and organised crime. 4th Iberoamerican Seminar on Forensic Geology, in association with the ‘Reunion Anual de la Unión Geofisica Mexicana, (RAUGM)’, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Sheraton Buganvilias Hotel, 28 October to 1 November 2019.

Donnelly, L. J. 2019. Geoforensic methods for countering fraud and theft in the minerals, metals and mining industry. 4th Iberoamerican Seminar on Forensic Geology, in association with the ‘Reunion Anual de la Unión Geofisica Mexicana, (RAUGM)’, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Sheraton Buganvilias Hotel, 28 October to 1 November 2019.

Donnelly, L. J. 2019. Global Advancements in Forensic Geology: Crime Scene Assessment, Examination and Sampling; Geological Evidence Recovery and Analysis; and Ground Searches for Graves and Buried Targets. 4th Iberoamerican Seminar on Forensic Geology, in association with the ‘Reunion Anual de la Unión Geofisica Mexicana, (RAUGM)’, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Sheraton Buganvilias Hotel, 28 October to 1 November 2019.

Donnelly, L. J. 2019. Operational Cases in Forensic Geology. 4th Iberoamerican Seminar on Forensic Geology, in association with the ‘Reunion Anual de la Unión Geofisica Mexicana, (RAUGM)’, Puerto Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Sheraton Buganvilias Hotel, 28 October to 1 November 2019.

Donnelly, L.J., Pirrie, D. & Ruffell, A. 2018. The role of forensic geology in the investigation and mitigation of fraud, fakery and theft, in the mining, minerals & metals industry. The Geological Society of London, Forensic Geoscience Group, Environmental & Criminal Forensics, Session 3: Trace Evidence, Wednesday 5 December 2018, Geological Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London.

Donnelly, L. J. 2018. The International Union of Geological Sciences, Initiative on Forensic Geology. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, 10-14 December in Washington, D.C. Published by IUGS and IFG (poster).

Donnelly, L. J., Dawson, L., Ruffell, A., McKinley, J., Di Maggio, R. M., Harrison, M. 2017. Forensic Geology and Geoethics. EGU General Assembly, Session EOS14 Geoethics; ethical , social, cultural implications of geosciences knowledge, education, research and practice, 23-28 April 2017, Vienna, Austria (poster).

Donnelly, L. J., Dawson, L., Ruffell, A., McKinley, J., Di Maggio, R. M., Harrison, M. 2017. Geoethics and Forensic Geology and Geoethics. EGU General Assembly, Session EOS14 Geoethics; ethical , social, cultural implications of geosciences knowledge, education, research and practice, 23-28 April 2017, Vienna, Austria.

Donnelly, L. J. 2017. Forensic Geology Front Line Operation Services for Police and Law Enforcement Investigations and the Evaluation of Associated Risks. Sharing and Uncertain World: Lessons in Managing Risk.  Year of Risk 2017. The Geological Society of London, Burlington House, Abstract Booklet, p38-38.

Donnelly, L. J. 2017. Communicating Geoscience Risk. Sharing and Uncertain World: Lessons in Managing Risk.  Year of Risk 2017. The Geological Society of London, Burlington House, Abstract Booklet, p13.

Donnelly, L.J. & Harrison, M. 2017. Ground searches for graves and buried targets related to homicide, terrorism and organised crime. In: Donnelly, L. J. (ed) Episodes Journal of International Geoscience. Special Issue on Forensic Geology, International Union of Geological Sciences, June 2017, 40(2), 106-117.

Donnelly, L. J., Cassella, J., Pirrie, D., Dawson, L., Harrault, L., Blom, G., Davidson, A., Arnold, P. Harrison, M and Ruffell, A. 2016. Analysis of leachate, VOCs, fatty acids and mineralogy following the discovery of a homicide grave: Potential implications for police led open area ground searches for burials. 35th International Geological Congress, Cape Town, 29th August 2016, T6.1 - Forensic Soil Science and Geology.

Donnelly, L. J., Harrison, M. 2015. A Collaborative Methodology for Ground Searches by a Forensic Geologist and Law Enforcement (Police) Officer: Detecting Evidence Related to Homicide, Terrorism and Organized Crime. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Engineering Geophysics, Session on Forensic Geosciences, Al Ain, UAE, FG02, 260-268.

Donnelly, L. J., Grime, M., and Harrison, M. (2013) Interpretation of Victim Recovery Dog (VRD) Responses During Ground Searches for Homicide Graves and the Potential Influences of Geology, Hydrogeology, Peat Stratigraphy and Barometric Pressure Fluctuations. IUGS-IFG RFCFS, Moscow, 22 October 2013, Booklet of Abstracts, 16-17 (in English), 18-19 (in Russian).

Donnelly, L. J. & Harrison M. (2010) Development of geoforensic strategy & methodology to search the ground for an unmarked burial or concealed object. Emergency Global Barclay media Limited, July 2010, 30-35.

Donnelly, L. and Harrison, M. (2011) Geomorphological and geoforensic interpretation of maps, aerial imagery, conditions of diggability and the colour coded RAG prioritisation system in searches for criminal burials. Presented at the 3rd International Workshop on Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics, 2–4 November (2010), Long Beach, California. Geological Society of London.

Donnelly, L. J. and Harrison, M. 2013. Geomorphological and Geoforensic Interpretation of Maps, Aerial Imagery, Conditions of Diggability and the Colour Coded RAG Prioritisation System in Searches for Criminal Burials. In: Pirrie, D., Ruffell, A. R. & Dawson, L. (2013). Environmental and Criminal Geoforensics. Geological Society of London, Special Publication, 384, 173-194.

Donnelly, L. J. 2013. The Applications of Forensic Geology and Geophysics for Police and Law Enforcement Ground Searches. Second International Conference on Engineering Geophysics, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain City Municipality, 24-27 November 2013, 82-86, Keynote Presentation.

Donnelly L. J. 2013. Use of Geology in Forensic Science: Search to Locate Burials. In: Elias S.A. (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science, Vol. 4 pp. 521-534. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Donnelly, L. J., Grime, M., Harrison, M. 2013. Interpretation of Victim Recovery Dog (VRD) Responses During Ground Searches for Homicide Graves and the Potential Influences of Geology, Hydrogeology, Peat Stratigraphy and Barometric Pressure Fluctuations. IUGS-IFG RFCFS, Moscow, 22 October 2013, Booklet of Abstracts, 16-17 (in English), 18-19 (in Russian).

Donnelly, L. J., Nesterina, E., Gradusva, O. (Eds) 2013. 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. 2013. Use of geology in forensic science: Search to locate burials. In: Elias S.A. (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science, 4. Elsevier, 521-534

Donnelly, L.J. 2013. The design and implementation of a high assurance forensic geology and police search to verify total gold recovery following the discovery of the Staffordshire (Anglo Saxon) gold hoard. In: Pirrie, D., Ruffell, A.R. & Dawson, L. (eds) Environmental and Criminal Geoforensics. Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 384, 195-208.

Donnelly, L. J. 2013. The Applications of Forensic Geology and Geophysics for Police and Law Enforcement Ground Searches. Second International Conference on Engineering Geophysics, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain City Municipality, 24-27 November 2013, 82-86, Keynote Presentation.

Donnelly, L.J., Grime, M. & Harrison, M. 2013. Interpretation of victim recovery dog (VRD) responses during ground searches for homicide graves and the potential influences of geology, hydrogeology, peat stratigraphy and barometric pressure fluctuations. IUGS-IFG RFCFS, Moscow, 22 October 2013, Booklet of Abstracts, 16-17 (in English), 18-19 (in Russian).

Donnelly, L. J. 2012. Determination of a Forensic Geology and Police Search Strategy to Locate Shallow Burials Associated with Crime. The Geological Association of Canada (GAC) and the Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC) Annual Meeting. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, 27-29 May 2012.

Donnelly, L.J. & Webb. J.B. 2012. Recent advances in search and the geological (trace) evidence aspects of forensic geology for police and law enforcement investigations. 34th International Geological Congress (IGC2012), Forensic Geoscience Session, Brisbane, Australia, 6 August 2012, abstract only.

Donnelly, L. J. 2012. Determination of a forensic geology and police search strategy to locate shallow burials associated with crime. GAC-MAC, AGC-AMC Joint Annual Meeting, Newfoundland, Canada.

Donnelly, L. J. 2012. Determination of a Forensic Geology and Police Search Strategy to Locate Shallow Burials Associated with Crime. The Geological Association of Canada (GAC) and the Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC) Annual Meeting. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, 27-29 May 2012.

Donnelly, L. J. & Harrison M. 2010. Development of Geoforensic Strategy & methodology to Search the Ground for an Unmarked Burial or Concealed Object. Emergency Global Barclay media Limited, July 2010, 30-35.

Donnelly, L. J. 2010. The Staffordshire (Anglo Saxon) Hoard. Saddleworth Archaeological Trust circular, 27 September 2010.

Donnelly, L.J. & Harrison M. 2010. Development of geoforensic strategy & methodology to search the ground for an unmarked burial or concealed object. Emergency Global. Barclay Media Limited, July 2010, 30-35.

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. The Geological Search for a Homicide Grave. The Investigator, July/August 2009, 42-49.

Donnelly, L. J. 2009. Whatever remains. Geoscientist. The magazine of The Geological Society of London, 19(1), 24-25.

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

Donnelly, L. J. 2009. The geological search for a human grave. The Macaulay Institute, GIMI network summary paper.

Donnelly, L. J. 2009. Establishment of an International Working Group on Forensic Geology. The International Union of Geological Sciences, Geosciences for Environmental Management, Montevideo, Uruguay, 12 October 2009.

Donnelly, L. J. & Ruffell, A. 2009. Using geology to assist in the search for, and understanding of, buried human remains. International Crime Scene Conference, British Library, London, 15-16 July 2009. Abstract

Donnelly, L. J. 2008. The development and significance of a conceptual geological model, in different geomorphological settings, to search, to search for a murder victim’s grave: 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, 36-38.

Donnelly, L.J. 2008. The development and significance of a conceptual geological model, in different geomorphological settings, to search, to search for a murder victim’s grave. 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, 36-38.

Donnelly, L. J. 2007. Stone age flint find, Saddleworth Moor. Saddleworth Archaeological Trust, 10 April 2007. 

Donnelly, L. J. 2004. Forensic geology; the discovery of spades on Saddleworth Moor. Geology Today, 20 (2), March-April 2004, 42, Blackwell Publishing Limited.

Donnelly, L. J. 2003. Spades Clue to moor victim Keith. News of the World, December 24, 2003, p4.

Donnelly, L. J. 2003. Spades find give new moors clue. The Sunday Times, December 14, 2003, p 10.

Donnelly, L. J. 2003. The applications of forensic geology to help the police solve crimes. European Geologist. Journal of the European Federation of Geologists, December 2003, 16, 8 - 12.

Donnelly, L.J. 2003. The applications of forensic geology to help the police solve crimes. European Geologist, 16, 8-12.

Donnelly, L. J. 2002. Forensic Geology (Geoforensics): How do geologists help solve crimes? British Geological Survey Publication & IMC Group Consulting (Report for the Home Office).

Donnelly, L. J. 2002. Finding the silent witness. British Geological Survey’s record of presentation to the House of Commons & House of Lords on 12 March 2002. British Geological Survey.

Fenning, P. J. and Donnelly, L. J. 2004. Geophysical techniques for forensic investigations. In: Pye, K. & Croft, D. (eds) Forensic Geoscience: Principles, Techniques and Applications. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 232, 11-20.

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Harrison, K., Dawson, L.A. & Mackinnon G. 2016. Interdisciplinary approaches to the search and location of buried bodies: a United Kingdom context. In: Kars, H. & van den Eijkel, L. (eds) Soil in Criminal and Environmental Forensics. Soil Forensics, Springer, 201-211.

Harrison, M. 2008. Interview with the UK National Search Advisor. Police Professional, September 25, 20-22.

Harrison, M. & Donnelly, L. J. 2009. Locating concealed homicide victims; developing the role of Geoforensics. In: Ritz, K., Dawson, L. & Miller, D. (eds). Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics. Soil Forensics Springer, 197-219.

Harrison, M. and Donnelly, L. J. (2008) Buried homicide victims: Applied geoforensics in search to locate strategies. Journal of Homicide and Major Incident Investigations. Produced on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Homicide Working Group, by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA).

Harrison, M. & Donnelly, L. J. 2007. The coordinated approach of multi-disciplinary teams to locate concealed victims of homicide, developing the role of forensic landscape investigation. Soil Forensic International, 30 October to 1 November, The Macaulay Institute, Herriot Watt University, Edinburgh, 20.

Harrison, M., Hedges, C. & Sims, C. (eds) 2006. Practical Advice on Search Management and Procedures. National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA), UK.

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Molina, C.M, Donnelly, L. J., Baena, A. & Salvador, F. 2018. Eds. 3rd Iberoamerican Seminar on Forensic Geoscience. 30 November to 1 December 2017. La Plata, Argentina. International Union of Geological Sciences, Initiative on Forensic Geology, 1-35.

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Pringle, J.K., Ruffell, A., Jervis, J. R. Donnelly, L., J. McKinley, J., Hansen, J., Morgan, R., Pirrie, D. & Harrison, M. 2012. The use of geoscience methods for terrestrial forensic searches. Earth Science Reviews, 114(1-2), 108- 123.

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Pringle, J. K., Jervis, J., Cassella, J. P., and Cassidy, N. J. (2008) Time-lapse geophysical investigations over a simulated urban grave. Journal of Forensic Science 53(6): 1405–16.

Pringle, J.K., Ruffell, A., Jervis, J.R. Donnelly, L.J., McKinley, J., Hansen, J., Morgan, R., Pirrie, D. & Harrison, M. 2012. The use of geoscience methods for terrestrial forensic searches. Earth Science Reviews, 114(1-2), 108- 123

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Rooney, N.J. & Bradshaw, J.W.S. 2004. Breed and sex differences in the behavioural attributes of specialist search dogs – a questionnaire survey of trainers and handlers. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 86, 123-135.

Ruffell, A. 2002. Remote detection and identification of organic remains: an assessment of Archeological potential. Archaeological Prospection, 9, 115-122.

Ruffell, A. 2005. Searching for the IRA “disappeared”: Ground Penetrating radar investigation of a churchyard burial site. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 50, 1430-5.

Ruffell, A. 2006. Under-water scene investigation using ground penetrating radar (GPR) in the search for a sunken jet ski, Northern Ireland. Science & Justice, 46, 150-159.

Ruffell, A. 2010. Forensic pedology, forensic geology, forensic geoscience, geoforensics and soil forensics. Forensic Science International, 202, 9-12.

Ruffell, A. 2014. Lacustrine flow (divers, side scan sonar, hydrogeology, water penetrating radar) used to understand the location of a drowned person. Journal of Hydrology, 513, 164–168.

Ruffell, A. 2017. How science is helping the police search for bodies in water. The Conversation. http://theconversation.com/how-science-is-helping-the-police-search-for-bodies-in-water-73931

Ruffell, A. Dawson, L.A. 2009. Forensic geology in environmental crime: Illegal waste movement and burial in Northern Ireland., Environmental Forensics, 1, 208-213.

Ruffell, A., Donnelly, L. J. 2015. Searching for graves and objects buried in peat or concealed in freshwater associated with crime. International Session, Geological Society of Japan (JGS) Annual Meeting, Nagano, Japan, 13 September 2015.

Ruffell, A. & Donnelly, L.J. 2018. Forensic geophysics and the search of building interiors, peat bogs and water. In: Groen, M. & Barone, P-M. (eds) European Meeting of Forensic Archaeologists, Special Volume. Multidisciplinary Approaches to Forensic Archaeology. Springer Chapter 4: DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-94397-8_4, 59-73.

Ruffell, A., Donnelly L. J., Knupfer, G. C. 2016. Successes and Failures in Detecting Buried Non-metallic Objects Using Ground (and Water) Penetrating Radar (WPR and GPR). 35th International geological Congress, Cape Town, 27 August to 4 September 2016.

Ruffell, A. & Kulessa, B. 2009. Application of geophysical techniques in identifying illegally buried toxic waste. Environmental Forensics, 10, 196–207.

Ruffell, A., McCabe, A., Donnelly, C. & Sloan, B. 2009. Location and assessment of an historic (150-160 years old) mass grave using geographic and ground penetrating radar investigation. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 54 (2), 382-394

Ruffell, A.R. & Murphy, E. 2011. An apparently jawless cadaver: a case of post-mortem slippage. Science and Justice, 51(4), 150-153.

Ruffell, A., Pirrie, D. & Power, M.R. 2013. Issues and opportunities in urban forensic geology. In: Pirrie, D., Ruffell, A. & Dawson, L.A. (eds) Environmental and Criminal Geoforensics. Geological Society of London, Special Publications, 384, 147-161.

Ruffell, A., Pringle, J., Donnelly, L. J. & Forbes, S. 2015. Geophysics and the Search for Buried, Hidden and Sunken Objects. European Meeting on Forensic Archaeology, Pontoise, France, 27th to 29th August 2015.

Ruffell, A., Pringle, J.K., Cassella, J.P., Morgan, R.M., Ferguson, M., Heaton, V.G., Hope, C. & McKinley, J.M. 2017. The use of geoscience methods for aquatic forensic searches. Earth-Science Reviews, 117, 323-327.

Ruffell, A., Pringle, J.K. & Forbes, S. 2014. Search protocols for hidden forensic objects beneath floors and within walls. Forensic Science International, 237, 137-145

Ruffell, A. & Sandiford, A. 2011. Maximising trace soil evidence: an improved recovery method developed during investigation of a $26 million bank robbery. Forensic Science International, 209, e1-e7.

Ruffell, A. & Wiltshire, P. 2004. Conjunctive analysis of quantitative and qualitative X-ray diffraction analysis of soils and rocks for forensic analysis. Forensic Science International, 145, 13-23.

Ruffell, A. (2005) Searching for the I.R.A. Disappeared: Ground-penetrating radar investigation of a churchyard burial site, Northern Ireland. Journal of Forensic Sciences 50: 1430–1435.

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