Dr Emily Finch

Emily is a criminologist and criminal lawyer with extensive experience in criminological research. Her first book The Criminalisation of Stalking won a Cavendish Book Prize in 2001. Since then, she has published extensively in the areas of stalking, drug-assisted rape and identity fraud. Her research on stalking has been influential in influencing policy-makers both on a domestic and international level (Scottish Executive Stalking and Harassment in Scotland). Her recent research into drug-assisted rape was rated ‘outstanding’ by the Economic and Social Research Council and has been internationally recognised and instrumental in shaping the law in other jurisdictions (R v. Sturm [2005] NZCA 137 para 46, New Zealand Court of Appeal). She also won the 2005 British Association for the Advancement of Science Joseph Lister Award for her work on identity fraud. Emily has worked within numerous organisations advising on the human element of fraud prevention and also on offender profiling.

Emily has a first-class degree in law and doctorate from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the European Association of Psychology and Law, the British Society of Criminology, the British Computer Society and the Fraud Advisory Panel. Emily holds editorial positions at the Journal of Criminal Law and Crime Media Culture.

A selection of Emily’s publications can be found here.