Guest writers

Each month, Crimestoppers invites a guest writer to write a crime-related article for the charity.

Our guest writers to date include Martin Brunt - Crime reporter for Sky News, Roy Ramm - Former Commander of Specialist Operations at New Scotland Yard and Peter Squires - Professor of Criminology and Public Policy at the University of Brighton.

Some of our forthcoming writers include Michael Fraser - an ex-burglar and presenter of TV programmes including 'Beat the Burglar' and 'To catch a thief' and Jim Dawkins - ex-prison officer at Belmarsh, Wormwood Scrubs and Wandsworth prisons.

If you are interested in writing a guest article for Crimestoppers, please email the Web Editor via the contact form.

• Turning down the noise and breaking down the wall of silence on gun crime by Professor Peter Squires

  A continuing problem in tackling gun crime in Britain has been the reluctance of victims to report it or witnesses to come forwards with evidence. The difficulties that the police had while investigating the Rhys Jones murder were not untypical. [May 2008]

• High-tech crime: The new dangers by Roy Ramm

  We've all embraced internet shopping, plastic money and online banking quickly and readily. However, we're fast recognising that with these digital conveniences also lies the ‘cyber-criminal'. [April 2008]

• Ipswich prostitute murder trial by Martin Brunt

  In mid-December 2006, the bodies of five prostitutes were found in Ipswich. On 21st December 2006, Steve Wright from Ipswich was charged with the murders. In March last year, Wright pleaded ‘not guilty' to the charges and the trial began less than 2 weeks ago. Martin Brunt is currently reporting on the Ipswich murders for Sky News and tells Crimestoppers about Day One in the life of a crime reporter at Ipswich Crown Court. [January 2008]

Please note: Crimestoppers is not responsible for the opinions expressed by guest writers. Articles by guest writers are not necessarily the opinions of the charity Crimestoppers.