Ms Amber Marks

Lecturer in Criminal Law and Evidence

Location: Mile End
email: a.marks@qmul.ac.uk
Phone: +44(0) 20 7882 3964
Website: http://www.law.qmul.ac.uk/cjc

Amber Marks is Lecturer in Criminal Law and Evidence at Queen Mary, University of London. A Gray's Inn scholar, she was called to the bar in 2000 and worked as a criminal barrister for three years (3 Raymond Buildings and 3 Temple Gardens) before joining the Government Legal Service as a lawyer in the Criminal Appeal Office, and King’s College London as a Visiting Lecturer. She has lectured on miscarriages of justice (Anglia Ruskin) and the English legal system (King’s College London) and taught criminal law (London School of Economics).

Amber’s research is focussed on forensic science and surveillance. She is an acknowledged expert on olfactory surveillance and scent evidence. She also maintains a keen interest in the law on prostitution.

Amber is a firm believer in the public dissemination of academic research. She is a regular contributor to The Guardian and Wired. Her articles have also appeared in The Times and Prospect, and she has worked as a columnist on criminal justice for The Big Issue and assistant editor for Benchmark. Amber has made several radio appearances (BBC Radio 4 and 3, Resonance FM, Talksport, Radio New Zealand) to discuss criminal justice and surveillance.

Publications:

Key Publications

Books

  • Headspace (2008) Virgin Books

Articles and Chapters

Selected Legal Journalism

Undergraduate teaching:

  • LAW4002 Criminal Law
  • LAW5002 Criminal Law for BA Politics Students
  • LAW6037 Law of Evidence