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

… major cautionary tale in counter-terrorism practices is the risk of unintended negative effects’ (2020: 105). This … products precede ACT awareness as this may increase the risk of confirmation bias and/or risk leaving receivers with specific, yet partial knowledge …
Keywords: Counter Terrorism Policing , Consequences , Unintended Consequences , Research , Awareness

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

… as well as the types of residential areas and homes most at risk. However, analysis of cases from Great Britain only … includes additional components of tolerable (related to risk of detection pre-attack) and relevant (target is … as well as the types of residential areas and homes most at risk. A small number of cases in the dataset were not …
Keywords: Evidence-based policing , Research , Evidence , Protective Security , publicly accessible locations , EVIL DONE , Situational Crime Prevention , Academia , Terrorist targeting

Terrorist use of Firearms

… a firearm without needing to utilise a criminal contact or risk detection through importation of an original lethal … a means of acquiring a firearm without criminal contact, or risking detection through illegal importation of a … for firearms focused on their detectability at borders, the risk of them being illegally brought on to planes and used …
Keywords: Firearms , Threat analysis , Attack Methodology , PALs , Threat

Directed and enabled attacks

… have tended to be planned well in advance, increasing the risk of detection by the authorities.   Complexity – …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Terrorist threat , Emergency Planning

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

… demand an equally robust response because of the health risks posed to the public.  We assess a UK chemical or … like all CBRN-related materials, there are inherent risks to those handling them such as accidental exposure, …
Keywords: CBRN , Threat analysis , Threat , Attack Methodology

Threat from Drones in the UK

… or negligent rather than malicious, it still posed a risk to manned aircraft. Activity of this type is a criminal …
Keywords: Drones , Threat analysis , Threat , UAV

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.
Keywords: Blunt Weapons , Blunt force weapons , Threat , PALs , Attack Methodology

The Threat from Islamist Terrorism

In this article, we take a look into the latest insights on the threat from Islamist Terrorism.
Keywords: Terrorism , Threat analysis , Risk , Threat , Islamist Terrorism , insights , Intelligence assessments

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

We look at the threat that organisations and individuals face from Left-Wing, Anarchist and Single-Issue Terrorism (LASIT).
Keywords: Risk , Threat , Terrorist threat , LASI , LASIT , Left Anarchist and Single Issue Terrorist , Single Issue Terrorist

Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks

… in ‘Fire as a Weapon - Guidance on the mitigation of the risks’ published by the Centre for the Protection of …
Keywords: Fire as a weapon , Attack , Attack Methodology , FAW , Arson , Terrorist Attack , Fire , Weapon