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The Threat from Islamist Terrorism

… Islamist Terrorism can be described as terrorist violence motivated by a political ideology. In … Islamist Terrorism can be described as terrorist violence motivated by a political ideology seeking … pressure from the West has reduced the threat from attacks directed and enabled by Islamist terrorist groups …
Keywords: Terrorism , Threat analysis , Risk , Threat , Islamist Terrorism , insights , Intelligence assessments , Daesh , Islamism

The Threat from Left-Wing, Anarchist and Single-Issue Terrorism (LASIT)

… policy or practice. Headline Assessment We assess a terrorist attack in the UK motivated by LASIT ideology to be unlikely. … political ideas such as socialism or conservatism. A LASIT terrorist’s grievance narrative may draw on several …
Keywords: Risk , Threat , Terrorist threat , LASI , LASIT , Left Anarchist and Single Issue Terrorist , Single Issue Terrorist , Incel , Extreme views

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

… A bladed or blunt force weapon (BBFW) is the most likely attack methodology if either an Islamist or Extreme Right Wing Terrorist (ERWT) attack were to occur in the UK. Such … in publicly accessible places, whereas Extreme Right-Wing terrorists will highly likely favour those areas where …
Keywords: Blunt Weapons , Blunt force weapons , Threat , Attack Methodology , Venues and Public Spaces , VAPS , Bladed weapons , Attack Methodology , Marauding Attack , Knives

Threat from Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Terrorism

… CBRN terrorism is the term used to describe the terrorist use (or threatened use) of Chemical, Biological, … CBRN terrorism is the term used to describe the terrorist use (or threatened use) of Chemical, Biological, … Globally, there has been a very small number of terrorist attacks where CBRN materials have been used. A chemical …
Keywords: CBRN , Threat analysis , Threat , Attack Methodology , Chemical , Biological , Radiological , Nuclear , Counter Terrorism

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

… to predicting and mitigating the threat. Analysis of terrorist activity on a local scale may require examination … and relevant (from the TRACK framework). In the event of an attack in Great Britain, locations that are more exposed, … those that are relatively close in proximity to where the terrorists are based. And finally, easy targets are those …
Keywords: Evidence-based policing , Research , Evidence , Protective Security , publicly accessible locations , EVIL DONE , Situational Crime Prevention , Academia , Terrorist targeting

Threat from Drones in the UK

… adapted for military purposes and used to mount successful attacks. It is likely that terrorists will seek to learn from these developments.   While terrorist groups have made extensive use of drones in …
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

… nexus (Gilks, 2020) was use of the term “Islamist” terrorist/terrorism/threat within CTPS training material … report suggests an increase in confidence to respond to a terrorist   incident post-training; however, we cannot …
Keywords: Counter Terrorism Policing , Consequences , Unintended Consequences , Research , Awareness

NaCTSO and Evidence-based Policing

… policing policies, practices and decisions. As the terrorist threat evolves, this important approach ensures …
Keywords: Research , Evidence , Protective Security , Preparedness