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Dr John W Bond OBE
Dr John W Bond
Senior Lecturer in Forensic Sciences
Tel: 0116 252 2090
email: jwb13@le.ac.uk
Biography
John read Applied Physics at the University of Bath and then went on to research for a D.Phil. at the University of Sussex in space plasma physics. Following a period as an EPSRC Research Fellow at Sussex and some time in private industry, John joined Northamptonshire Police in 1993 to head the force’s Forensic Science Unit. Since then, John has become more interested in understanding the forensic process (from a crime being reported, to its detection) and how it can be used to increase the detection of crime by forensic science. In recent years, this has led to John’s involvement with a number of UK universities, principally in the areas of Forensic Psychology, Chemistry and Physics. More recently, this involvement has been in increasing collaboration with the University of Leicester through its internationally recognised reputation for research in these disciplines.
Qualifications
C.Phys. Chartered Physicist of the Institute of Physics.
M.Inst.P. Membership of the Institute of Physics.
D.Phil. Space plasma physics, University of Sussex.
B.Sc. Applied Physics (First class honours), University of Bath.
Other Appointments and honours
2012, Visiting Fellowship, University of Reading.
2011, Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to forensic science.
2009, Member of the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
2009, Expert Scientist, Science Museum London.
2009, Advisory Board Member, California State University.
Research Interests
Under an overall umbrella of using forensic science to increase the detection of crime, John’s principal areas of research are:
- The analysis of historical forensic science data to better understand the role played by forensic science in crime detection and hence to improve it.
- Novel methods of enhancing fingerprints on metallic surfaces.
- In addition, John supports undergraduate teaching and postgraduate research at Leicester in these areas.
Innovation Awards
Visualizing Fingerprint Corrosion of Metal - Voted one of the top 50 inventions of 2008 by Time Magazine
Visualizing Fingerprint Corrosion of Metal - Voted one of the inventions most likely to change the world in 2009 by BBC Focus Magazine
Research Grants & Funding
March 2012. £10,000, University of Leicester, Development Funding.
January 2012. £10,000, University of Leicester, Innovation Fellowship.
March 2011. £45,000, Home Office: Ph.D. studentships, visualization of fingerprints on metals.
March 2008. £222,000, Scottish Enterprise: Nanoparticles in criminal detection (with University of St Andrews).
January 2007. €55,000, European Commission: Counter terrorism identification and advanced tracking system.
January 2007. £15,000, Scottish Enterprise: Fingerprint enhancement using luminescent semiconductor nanoparticles (with University of St Andrews).
April 2006. £40,000, Home Office: Knowledge based IT solution for Crime Scene Examiner deployment.
April 2005. £100,000, Home Office: Knowledge based IT solution for Crime Scene Examiner deployment.
Patents
GB1109192.3 (2011) Elimination prints.
GB1109183.2 (2011) Clean fingerprinting.
GB1109181.6 (2011) Development of latent fingerprints.
GB1008610.2 (2010) Measuring the corrosion of metal.
GB2009/050699 (2009) Conjugated nanoparticles. (with University of St Andrews).
GB 0819445.8 (2008) Fingerprint detection.
GB0811170.0 (2008) Nanoparticles. (with University of St Andrews).
GB2008/001261 (2008) Fingerprint detection method and apparatus.
Recent Publications
Peer-reviewed journals
In press
Burrell A., Bull R. Woodhams, J. Bond J.W. Linking personal robbery offences using offender behaviour. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling.
Bond J.W., Brady T.F. Physical characterization and recovery of corroded fingerprint impressions from post-blast copper pipe bomb fragments. J. Forensic Sci.
Bond J.W. Development of latent fingerprints on thermal paper by the controlled application of heat. J. Forensic Sci.
Leintz R., Bond J.W. Can the RUVIS reflected UV imaging system visualize fingerprint corrosion on brass cartridge casings post firing? J. Forensic Sci.
Davies, K.A.W., Tonkin M., Bond J.W. The course of case linkage never did run smooth: A new investigation to tackle the behavioural changes in serial car theft. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling
Nixon C., Almond M.J., Baum J.V., Bond J.W. Enhancement of Aged and Denatured Fingerprints using the Cyanoacrylate Fuming Technique following Dusting with Amino Acid-Containing Powders. J. Forensic Sci.
Roberts K., Almond M.J., Bond J.W. Using Paint to Investigate Fires: An ATR-IR Study of the degradation of Paint Samples upon Heating. J. Forensic Sci.
Adderley R., Smith L.L., Bond J.W. Smith M. Physiological measurement of Crime Scene Investigator stress. Int. J. Police Science & Management.
Sykes S., Bond J.W. A comparison of fingerprint sweat corrosion of different alloys of brass. J. Forensic Sci.
Chapman R., Smith L.L., Bond J.W. An investigation into the differentiating characteristics between car key burglars and regular burglars. J. Forensic Sci.
Beresford AL, Brown RM, Hillman AR, Bond J.W. Comparative study of electrochromic enhancement of latent fingerprints with existing development techniques. J. Forensic Sci.
Meekins A, Bond JW, Chaloner P. Effect of chloride ion concentration on the galvanic corrosion of phase brass by eccrine sweat. J. Forensic Sci.
2012
Berdejo S, Rowe M, Bond J.W. Latent fingermark development on a range of porous substrates using ninhydrin analogues - a comparison with ninhydrin and 1,8-diazofluoren. J. Forensic Sci. 57 509-14 (2012).
2011
Allcock E., Bond J.W., Smith L.L. An Investigation into the crime scene characteristics that differentiate a car key burglary from a regular domestic burglary. Int. J. Police Science & Management. 13 275-285 (2011).
Bond J.W. Effect of temperature on rectifying Schottky barriers formed from fingerprint sweat corrosion of brass J. Forensic Sci. 56 1277-1282 (2011).
Lévesque S, Bond J.W. The effect of electrostatic fingerprint visualization on Integrated Ballistic Identification Systems J. Forensic Sci. 56 1283-1284 (2011).
Bond J.W. Optical enhancement of fingerprint deposits on brass using digital colour mapping J. Forensic Sci. 56 1285-1288 (2011).
Tonkin M., Woodham J., Bull R., Bond J.W., Palmer E. Linking different types of crime using geographical and temporal proximity. Criminal justice & Behavior 38 1069-1088 (2011).
Bond J.W. Effect that the relative abundance of copper oxide and zinc oxide corrosion has on the visualization of fingerprints formed from fingerprint sweat corrosion of brass J. Forensic Sci. 56 999-1002 (2011).
Bond J.W. Characterization of Schottky barrier diodes fabricated from electrochemical oxidation of a phase brass Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter 406 1582-1585 (2011).
Bond J.W, Eliopulos L.A, Brady, T. F. Visualization of latent finger mark corrosion of brass, climatic influence in a comparison between the UK and Iraq J. Forensic Sci. 56 506-509 (2011).
Shuttlewood A.C., Bond J.W., Smith L.L. The relationship between deprivation and forensic material recovered from stolen vehicles: Is it affected by vehicle condition and tidiness? J. Forensic Sci. 56 510-513 (2011).
Bond J.W., Loe T. Digital mapping of differential oxidation arising from fingerprint sweat deposits on α-phase brass. J. Assoc. Crime Scene Recon. 17 19-24 (2011).
2010
Paterson E., Bond J.W., Hillman A.R. A comparison of cleaning regimes for the effective removal of fingerprint deposits from brass. J. Forensic Sci. 55 221-4 (2010).
Goddard A., Hillman A.R., Bond J.W. High resolution imaging of latent fingerprints on brass. J. Forensic Sci. 55 58-65 (2010).
Markson, L., Woodhams, J., Bond, J.W. Linking serial residential burglary: Comparing the utility of modus operandi behaviours, geographical proximity and temporal proximity. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling 7 91-107 (2010).
Shaw S.E., Smith L.L., Bond J.W. Examining the factors that differentiate a car key burglary from a regular domestic burglary. Int. J. Police Science & Management 12 450-459 (2010).
Reid L., Chana K., Bond J.W., Almond M.J., Black S. A Comparison of Gunshot Residue Collection Techniques. J. Forensic Sci. 55 753-756 (2010).
Bond J.W. Measuring dezincification of brass by Schottky barrier diodes formed between semiconductor corrosion products and brass. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81 106101 (2010).
