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Family liaison officers are a vital part of murder investigations in the UK. CLICKMANIS/Shutterstock

April 20, 2023

Stephen Lawrence: how family liaison officers became an integral part of policing in the wake of his murder

Fiona Brookman, University of South Wales

The Stephen Lawrence inquiry and subsequent Macpherson Report led to changes in how police deal with the family of murder victims.

Mae swyddogion cyswllt teulu bellach yn rhan hanfodol o ymchwiliadau llofruddiaeth. CLICKMANIS/Shutterstock

April 20, 2023

Stephen Lawrence: daeth swyddogion cyswllt teulu yn rhan annatod o blismona yn sgil ei lofruddiaeth

Fiona Brookman, University of South Wales

Arweiniodd ymchwiliad Stephen Lawrence a’r adroddiad Macpherson at newidiadau yn y ffordd y mae'r heddlu'n delio â theuluoedd unigolion sydd wedi eu llofruddio.

“The camera never lies,” goes the old adage. But how true is that? Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock

March 17, 2023

The camera never lies? Our research found CCTV isn’t always dependable when it comes to murder investigations

Helen Jones, University of South Wales and Fiona Brookman, University of South Wales

CCTV is a popular form of digital evidence but it can be unreliable and problematic.

Meth, control and violence have shaped, but not defined, the lives of women like Misty. Photo by Jared Ragland

February 14, 2023

‘When he’s not on drugs, he’s a good person’ – one community’s story of meth use and domestic violence

Heith Copes, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Fiona Brookman, University of South Wales, and Jared Ragland, Utah State University

Photographing the lives of women meth users in rural America.

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