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Terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

… the UK motivated by Left-Wing, Anarchist and Single-Issue Terrorism (LASIT) ideology is unlikely. Although Islamist … attacks is unclear, they all appear to have been treated as terrorism. Nevertheless, because of different legislation in the various jurisdictions, they may not all reach the terrorism threshold in the UK. Below are some recent …
Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Hostile Vehicle Mitigation , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Ideologies , Threat , VAW , Awareness , Analysis , MTA , Marauding Attack , vehicle security barriers , National vehicle threat mitigation unit

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

… describing threats in intelligence assessments, Counter Terrorism Policing utilises the Probabilistic Yardstick.  …
Keywords: Blunt Weapons , Blunt force weapons , Threat , Attack Methodology , Venues and Public Spaces , VAPS , Bladed weapons , Attack Methodology , Marauding Attack , Knives

Relevance of ‘EVIL DONE’ to the current UK threat landscape

… the TRACK framework (Marchment & Gill, 2020) using cases of terrorism in the UK from 2015 through 2021 (n=184). For the … components to predict the vulnerability of locations to terrorism (i.e., how attractive they are as targets). The … and vulnerability of targets. This study analyses cases of terrorism in the UK from 2015 through 2021 to investigate …
Keywords: Evidence-based policing , Research , Evidence , Protective Security , publicly accessible locations , EVIL DONE , Situational Crime Prevention , Academia , Terrorist targeting

Complex attacks

… Conversely, attacks of higher complexity are acts of terrorism that exhibit particular characteristics, which can … describing threats in intelligence assessments, Counter Terrorism Policing utilises the Probabilistic Yardstick. The …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat , Threat analysis , Self-Initiated Terrorists , VAPS , Complex , MTA , Marauding Attack , IEDs , Venues and Public Spaces

Directed and enabled attacks

… for this, but include the following: Significant counter-terrorism pressure on groups overseas in places like Syria, … When describing threats in intelligence assessments, Counter Terrorism Policing utilises the Probabilistic Yardstick.  …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Terrorist threat , Emergency Planning , Directed , Enabled

Threat from Drones in the UK

… could be used for nefarious purposes, including terrorism. How much illegal drone activity is there in the … data collected by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), between 2015 and 2019 there were at least …
Keywords: Drones , Threat analysis , Threat , UAV , Weapon , Hostile Reconnaissance , Drone , public spaces , Venues and Public Spaces

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

… read as NPSA. In the UK, public-facing products and counter-terrorism vigilance campaigns (VC hereafter) have grown under the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO). NaCTSO is a police unit … little is known about growing public involvement in Counter-Terrorism Protective Security (CTPS) and national security …
Keywords: Counter Terrorism Policing , Consequences , Unintended Consequences , Research , Awareness

NaCTSO and Evidence-based Policing

… At the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) we are passionate about … supports the work we do to keep the public safe from terrorism.  To support this, we are fully committed to … of Policing, 2022 Due to the ever-changing nature of terrorism, an EBP approach can improve our ability to …
Keywords: Research , Evidence , Protective Security , Preparedness