Journal abstract The government’s counterterrorism policy, known as CONTEST, has four components: Pursue, Protect, Prepare and Prevent. The Counterterrorism and Security Act in 2015 led to changes to Prevent by[…]
Journal abstract The appropriateness of the United Kingdom’s counterterrorism strategy, known as CONTEST, divides opinion. This article reassesses CONTEST as strategy rather than simply examining its effectiveness as policy, or[…]
Journal abstract The relationship between Britain’s Prevent programme and wider multiculturalist policies of community cohesion has provoked much discussion but there has been less focus on how this relationship has[…]
Publisher’s description How should we understand home-grown terrorism like the 7/7 London bombings? This is a classic monograph focusing on recent British attempts to ‘prevent violent extremism’, their problems and[…]
Publisher’s description Providing you with an accessible and authoritative guide to neighbourhood policing and the counter-terrorism measures available to police officers, Preventing Terrorism and Violent Extremism presents the tools and[…]
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