Amber Marks

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Amber Mary Marks (born October 1977) is a British barrister and author. [1] After working as a lawyer in private practice and in the UK government legal service, she took up research on the increasing use of sniffer dogs and other olfactory surveillance methods. [2] She has written an account of her research for the popular market, Headspace (published 2008); in connection with this publication, articles by or about her were published by some of the major English newspapers. [3] She also works in forensic science and criminal justice technologies. She is a trustee of Release. [4]

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Marks has taught at the London School of Economics, Queen Mary, University of London and King's College London. She co-directs the Criminal Justice Centre at QMUL. [2]

Marks' father was former teacher, convicted drug smuggler, and author Howard Marks and her mother is author Judy Marks.

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References

  1. Profile in Elle Magazine, November 2008
  2. 1 2 Amber Marks. Queen Mary, University of London.
  3. See for example "Amber Marks: a law unto herself". The Telegraph.
  4. Trustees. Release.