Dr John Douse

TOXICOLOGY (Including Insulin, Alcohol and Ricin)

DRUGS (Including New Psychoactive Substances)

EXPLOSIVES (Including practical experience in IEDS)

INCENDIARIES (Including pyrotechnics and fireworks)

GUNSHOT RESIDUE (Including Organic Residue)

DNA TRACES (Including significance, transfer and QC)

FORENSIC CHEMISTRY (Including Chemical Weapons, Illegal Labs, Counterfeit drugs, Security Dyes, accelerants).

EXPERIENCE
33 YEARS OF FORENSIC EXPERIENCE:
THE MET POLICE FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY (LONDON) (10 YEARS).
THE FORENSIC EXPLOSIVES LABORATORY (4 YEARS)
AS AN INDEPENDENT FORENSIC EXPERT (19 YEARS)

MILITARY EXPERIENCE
25 YEARS SERVICE IN THE RESERVE
USE OF EXPLOSIVES IN DEMOLITION AND SABOTAGE (10 YEARS)
SPECIAL FORCES REGIMENTAL DEMOLITION INSTRUCTOR (2 YEARS)

AWARDS
LAWYER MONTHLY MAGAZINE:
FORENSIC EXPERT WITNESS SERVICES OF THE YEAR: 2016
FORENSIC EXPERT WITNESS SERVICES OF THE YEAR (EXPLOSIVES): 2017
FORENSIC EXPERT OF THE YEAR : 2018
LAWYER MONTHLY AWARD 2021

FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY, FELLOW OF THE FORENSIC SCIENCE SOCIETY (NOW THE (UK) CHARTERED SOCIETY OF FORENSIC SCIENTISTS), FELLOW OF THE CHROMATOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. MEMBER OF THE EXPERT WITNESS INSTITUTE, MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF EXPLOSIVES ENGINEERS.