Skip navigation

Adam Jackson

Associate Professor

Department: Northumbria Law School

Adam is an Associate Professor of Law and is currently Programme Leader of the M Law Exempting degree. Since 2010 he has also been Deputy Director of the Northumbria Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies (about which you can find out more here. Adam has published widely in the field of criminal justice with a particular focus on; criminal law reform, expert evidence in criminal proceedings, “criminal Justice information” (including criminal records and forensic bio-information) and international criminal justice co-operation. He is currently involved in a NordForsk / ESRC funded research project: Police Detectives on the TOR-network (A Study on Tensions Between Privacy and Crime Fighting).

Adam is also interested in legal pedagogy and in particular curriculum design, peer mentoring and feedback. Adam has been a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) since 2009 and Case Note Editor of the Journal of Criminal Law (SAGE Publishing) since 2012.

 

Campus Address

CCE1 – Room 352
Northumbria Law School, Faculty of Business and Law
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Preventing machines from lying: why interdisciplinary collaboration is essential for understanding artefactual or artefactually dependent expert evidence, Wilson, T., Bergman, J., Jackson, A., Popov, O. 22 Jan 2024, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
  • Intercepted communications as evidence: The Admissibility of Material Obtained from the Encrypted Messaging Service EncroChat: R v A, B, D & C [2021] EWCA Crim 128, Griffiths, C., Jackson, A. 1 Aug 2022, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
  • A comparative Analysis of Anglo-Dutch approaches to “cyber policing”: checks and balances fit for purpose?, Brants, C., Jackson, A., Wilson, T. Oct 2020, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
  • Sexual behaviour evidence and evidence of bad character in sexual offence proceedings: Proposing a combined admissibility framework., Brewis, B., Jackson, A. 1 Feb 2020, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
  • Committal of an Expert Witness for Contempt of Court: Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co. Ltd v Zafar [2019] EWCA Civ 392, Ward, T., Jackson, A. 1 Jun 2019, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
  • Northumbria University Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies (NCECJS) – Written evidence (FRS0038), Wilson, T., Stockdale, M., Jackson, A., Carr, S., Davies, G., Piasecki, E. 14 Sep 2018
  • Re-examining the ‘reliability’ of forensic pathology evidence, Wilson, T., Jackson, A., Gallop, A., Piasecki, E. 30 Nov 2018, Forensic Science Evidence and Expert Witness Testimony, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar
  • Science and Justice Research Interest Group (RIG), Northumbria University - written evidence to the Science and Technology Committee (Lords) inquiry on forensic science (FRS0051), McCartney, C., Evison, M., Ward, T., Wortley, N., Piasecki, E., Nsiah Amoako, E., Amankwaa, A., Jackson, A. 14 Sep 2018
  • Brexit and the Law School, Noto La Diega, G., Carr, S., Davies, G., Dunn, R., Jackson, A., Piasecki, E. 10 Jul 2017, Brexit and the Law School
  • Making the case for ECRIS: Post “Brexit” sharing of criminal records information between the European Union and United Kingdom, Jackson, A., Davies, G. 15 Feb 2017, In: The International Journal of Evidence & Proof

Cormac McCarthy 'Why White Collar Crime Undermines Society. Where are the prosecutors ? ' Note Paper 3 Literature Review sent to directly to Cerian Griffiths. Start Date: 26/01/2024

  • Academic Studies in Education MA November 18 2015
  • Teaching & Learning PCAPL October 05 2006
  • Law LLB (Hons) June 30 2005
  • Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2005


a sign in front of a crowd
+

Northumbria Open Days

Open Days are a great way for you to get a feel of the University, the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the course(s) you are interested in.

Research at Northumbria
+

Research at Northumbria

Research is the life blood of a University and at Northumbria University we pride ourselves on research that makes a difference; research that has application and affects people's lives.

NU World
+

Explore NU World

Find out what life here is all about. From studying to socialising, term time to downtime, we’ve got it covered.


Latest News and Features

academic Jennifer Aston pictured in a law library holding an open book
Launch of The Regeneration Shop in Chopwell. Sarah Cotton, Senior Programmes Manager at Chopwell Regeneration Group; Jennine Wilson, Lecturer in Fashion and Senior Technician at Northumbria University; Hal Convery, Shop Manager at The Regeneration Shop; Crystal Hicks, Executive Director of Chopwell Regeneration Group; Gayle Cantrell, Assistant Professor BA Fashion Communication at Northumbria University; Sophie Wetherell, Assistant Professor BA Fashion / MA Fashion Design at Northumbria University; Emma Jane Goldsmith Assistant Professor BA Fashion / MA Fashion Design at Northumbria University; Professor Anne Peirson-Smith, Head of Fashion at Northumbria University.
Mooting
A new toolkit has been developed to support rural communities with the development of renewable energy projects. Photo: Adobe Stock
From left to right: Natalie Winchester, Subject Lead Health and Social Care and Post-16 Raising Standard Leader at Bede Academy, Dr Julie Derbyshire – Director of Apprenticeships and Assistant Professor in Nursing at Northumbria University, Andrew Thelwell – Principal at Bede Academy, Professor Alison Machin, Head of Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health at Northumbria University and pupils from Bede Academy.
British Military Uniform
More news

Back to top