Terrorism

Question 1

What are the 4 arms of the Contest Strategy?

Answer 1

1. Prevent: stop becoming/ supporting terrorism
2. Pursue: stop terrorist attacks (tighten legislation, pursue and detect threats)
3. Protect: strengthen protection against attack (tighten border controls)
4. Prepare: mitigate impact of attack (prepare emergency services, enhance communication

Question 2

What was the main difference between the Prevent Strategy 2007 and 2011?

Answer 2

2007: Labour. Bottom-up approach, working with communities (grass-roots workers). Early intervention
AO2: too much power- community
2011: Coalition. Top-down approach
AO2: took away power from the community

Question 3

What definition did the Terrorism Act 2006 give for terrorism?

Answer 3

“The use or threat of action which glorifies the commission of preparation (past/ future/ generally? of such acts or offences”

Question 4

What did Prevent (2011) include in its definition?

Answer 4

opposition to fundamental British values (democracy, rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect/ tolerance of different faiths)

Question 5

What did ACPO report find about prevent policing? (3)

Answer 5

1. Muslim communities have a good understanding and are politically aware of prevent
2. Prevent policing has not affected the relationship between community and police
3. It is an open, visible way of conducting CT (transparent)

Question 6

What are the 3 main positions ACPO found?

Answer 6

1. Advocates (realise more needs to be done, +ves outweigh -ves)/
2. Anti-prevent (alienated from the police)
3. Non-aligned (in the middle)

Question 7

What are the 4 models of intervention (prevent policing)?

Answer 7

1. Police Delivered, Police Defined:
PRODUCTIVE
2. Police Delivered, Community Defined:
TYPE 1 CO-PRODUCTIVE
3. Community Delivered, Police Defined:
TYPE 2 CO-PRODUCTIVE
4. Community Delivered, Community Defined:
MOBILISATION