General Article Crimestoppers: the charity providing an anonymous link between the public and the police for 35 year

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Crimestoppers: the charity providing an anonymous link between the public and the police for 35 years

Ella Rabaiotti, Swansea University

Crimestoppers, the crime-fighting charity, has been an anonymous link between the UK public and the police for 35 years. From everyday concerns about drug dealing and dangerous driving to taking critical information on murders, Crimestoppers receives more than half a million reports each year.

But despite its ongoing success, there has been very little resea...

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