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Unintended Consequences Research: Identifying the Impact of NaCTSO Public-Facing Products and Campaigns

… research took place before the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) evolved to become the … Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO). NaCTSO is a police unit that supports the ‘PROTECT’ and ‘PREPARE’ strands of … 2020) was use of the term “Islamist” terrorist/terrorism/threat within CTPS training material (key finding one). …
Keywords: Counter Terrorism Policing , Consequences , Unintended Consequences , Research , Awareness

Terrorist use of Bladed or Blunt Force Weapon (BBFW) in the UK

… In this article we take an analytical look into the threat from Blunt and Bladed Force Weapons. … BBFWs and other less sophisticated methodologies such as Vehicle as a Weapon (VAAW) and Fire as a Weapon (FAAW) have … 2019 Stanwell, Surrey Lone attacker stabbed Bulgarian national 2021 Southend, Essex Sir David Amess MP stabbed to …
Keywords: Blunt Weapons , Blunt force weapons , Threat , Attack Methodology , Venues and Public Spaces , VAPS , Bladed weapons , Attack Methodology , Marauding Attack , Knives

Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks

… which supplied the construction site of a new US electric vehicle factory near Berlin, Germany, causing 200, 000 Euros … extreme right-wing ideology. In 2019, a 24-year old white nationalist plotted to burn down a mosque in Fife Islamic … was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for threatening to attack mosques with petrol bombs in the wake …
Keywords: Fire as a weapon , Attack , Attack Methodology , FAW , Arson , Terrorist Attack , Fire , Weapon , Terrorist threat , MTA , Marauding Attack

Terrorist use of Firearms

… The threat of a terrorist attack by firearm in the UK is not likely, but it is important to understand how the threat of firearms may impact you or your business. … crime groups. Firearms in the UK According to the Office of National Statistics there were 156,033 firearm certificates …
Keywords: Firearms , Threat analysis , Attack Methodology , Threat , Counter Terrorism , Attack , Weapons of Terrorism , Venues and Public Spaces , Guns , Ammunition

Directed and enabled attacks

… The terrorist threat to the UK has evolved over the last decade. Ten years ago the most serious terrorist threat came from complex, multi-operative plots that were … by terrorist groups overseas.  Although the predominant threat to the UK is now from self-initiated terrorists …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Terrorist threat , Emergency Planning , Directed , Enabled

NaCTSO and Evidence-based Policing

… policies, practices and decisions. As the terrorist threat evolves, this important approach ensures that the … At the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) we are … can improve our ability to proactively manage emerging threats and identify cost-effective and proportionate …
Keywords: Research , Evidence , Protective Security , Preparedness

Self-Initiated Terrorists (S-ITs)

… Terrorists pose the most significant terrorist threat to the United Kingdom. They will highly likely employ a … Terrorist (S-IT) is defined as “Person(s) who threaten or mobilise to violence (as defined in Section 1 of … to pose the most significant terrorist threat to the United Kingdom. They will highly likely employ a …
Keywords: Self-Initiated Terrorists , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Intelligence , Prevent , Weapon , Ideologies , Target , Extremist , Marauding Attack , Venues and Public Spaces , Mental health

Complex attacks

… all types of terrorist attacks, the public and business community have a vital role in alerting the authorities to … and Likelihood in Intelligence Assessments When describing threats in intelligence assessments, Counter Terrorism …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat , Threat analysis , Self-Initiated Terrorists , VAPS , Complex , MTA , Marauding Attack , IEDs , Venues and Public Spaces