Mark Ashthorpe

I was a Hampshire police officer for 30 years, retiring in 2011 as a Detective Chief Inspector. My particular interest was the control and management of sexual and violent offenders and the investigation and support for vulnerable victims, such as domestic and child abuse victims. I am fascinated by the inter-relation between Dangerousness and Vulnerability. After retiring from the police, I became a safeguarding trainer for children's services but was forced to stop working when I was diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy; this condition has inspired me to write. I am married to Debbie, we have three daughters, a dog and two cats. We live near Winchester in Hampshire, UK.