Crimestoppers' guest articles

• Inside the UK prison service by Jim Dawkins

  Drawing from his experiences as a prison officer in some of London's most notorious prisons, and more recently from his Channel 5 programme ‘Banged Up', Jim Dawkins shares his insight into the problems of the UK prison service. [July 2008]

• Anti-Social Behaviour Policy - Driving fast, running on empty? by Professor Peter Squires

  We entered the 21st century with concerns about rowdy and anti-social youth. Moving towards the end of the decade, communities are panicking about youth weapon carrying and violence. [June 2008]

• 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]