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The Copper's Nose: Spidey Senses Aren't Just For Spider-Man It's a phrase that echoes across canteens, briefing rooms, custody suites. In policing, this isn't just a saying; it's a phenomenon known as having 'The Copper's Nose'.

The Copper's Nose: Spidey Senses Aren't Just for Spider-Man, by Emily Quin. Have you ever walked into a situation and instantly known that something just wasn't right? #CSR21
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Illuminating the Forensic Black Box: Understanding Radicalisation in Secure Settings Over the last six years working in secure settings in the UK, care teams often asked whether our knowledge of radicalisation in the community applies to forensic institutions like prisons or secure…

Illuminating the Forensic Black Box: Understanding Radicalisation in Secure Settings, by Sören Henrich. Does our knowledge of radicalisation in the community apply to forensic institutions like prisons or secure psychiatric hospitals? #CSR21
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System Resilience System resilience lies at the heart of security. Whether confronting cyber threats, terrorism, or community disruption, the ability for systems to adapt, recover, and maintain core functions is…

What makes systems resilient from crises? The latest CREST Security Review (#CSR21) dives into #SystemResilience, with insights from experts across disciplines. FREE to read, download & share crestresearch.ac.uk/magazine/sys...

The Next Generation of Resilience The co-ordinator of the Terrorism and Political Violence Next Generation Network, based at the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at the University of St Andrews,…

The Next Generation of Resilience, by Chloe L Squires. A reflection of the benefits that NextGen networks offer to the study of terrorism and violence. #CSR21 #SystemResilience
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Community Resilience in Northern Ireland: A Framework for Transformation Community resilience is “the ability of a community to prepare, respond and recover from disruptive challenges”. In Northern Ireland (NI), where the legacy of the ‘Troubles’ still shapes daily life,…

Community Resilience in Northern Ireland: A Framework for Transformation, by Claire Hazelden @endingtheharm. How does a community prepare, respond, and recover from disruptive challenges to become more resilient? #CSR21 #SystemResilience
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Social Networks and Resilience What makes a social network less resilient? It depends on the dangers it faces, and the people within it, with these factors creating trade-offs rather than clear-cut answers.

Social Networks and Resilience, by Nick Crossley. What makes a social network less resilient? How structure and behaviour affect vulnerability to threats. #CSR21 #SystemResilience
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Why Study Non-Radicalisation? This article presents a critical, empirically grounded contribution to our understanding of radicalisation drawing on research findings presented in the book Resisting Radicalisation? Understanding…

Why Study Non-Radicalisation? by Hilary Pilkington. How young people in radical milieus resist extremist pathways and build resilience. #CSR21 #SystemResilience
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Automatically Generating Counter-Speech: Opportunities and Challenges of Using LLMs for CVE As technology has developed, extremist actors have found new ways to use it to their advantage. Large language models (LLMs) are one area that has been exploited by extremists to create and share…

Automatically Generating Counter-Speech: Opportunities and Challenges of Using LLMs for CVE, by Ellie Rogers. How are extremist actors exploiting large language models (LLMs) to create and share content. #CSR21 #SystemResilience
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Planned Resilience: Are We Setting Ourselves up to Fail? Plans written for delivery by an idealised concept of the person completing the job role, rather than a living breathing being, may be overlooking fundamental flaws.

Planned Resilience: Are We Setting Ourselves up to Fail? by KT Sonnen. How emergency planning can succeed when it accounts for real people, not idealised scenarios. #CSR21 #SystemResilience
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Interpreting and Translation in the Police Setting: Human vs AI Resilient policing systems can adapt, maintain core functions, and uphold fairness even in complex, high-pressure situations. But one often-overlooked factor in that resilience is the ability to…

Interpreting and Translation in the Police Setting: Human vs AI, by Greta Esposito. Do interpreting and translation services—human or AI—support or undermine resilient policing? #CSR21 #SystemResilience
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Transparency Statements Restore Trust & Resiliency Trust is challenging to build but essential for creating a collaborative and resilient community against public safety threats. Kyle Dobson explains how an evidence-based solution begins with an…

Transparency Statements Restore Trust & Resiliency, by Kyle S. H. Dobson. What should officers say to create a collaborative and resilient community? #CSR21 #SystemResilience
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Technology Evolves the Tactics: Preparing for the Rise of Terrorist AI Harms Terrorist groups, like the societies they emerge from, adapt to new technologies. As AI capabilities evolve, so too do the tactics of extremist actors. While the full effects may take years to…

Technology Evolves the Tactics: Preparing for the Rise of Terrorist AI Harms, by James Stevenson. How terrorist groups are adopting AI for propaganda, radicalisation, and attack innovation, and how defences are responding. #CSR21 #SystemResilience
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Synthetic Celebs & Fabricated Family: Protecting Against a New Breed of Cybercrime AI-generated speech is a synthetic data type posing a serious and current risk, increasingly used in crime. This article introduces ongoing efforts in increasing public resilience against AI-mediated…

Synthetic Celebs & Fabricated Family: Protecting Against a New Breed of Cybercrime, by Hope McVean. With the rapid increase of AI-generated speech, how can the public build resilience against emerging crimes that exploit this technology? #CSR21 #SystemResilience
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Artificial Intelligence and Gendered Security, by Anne Peterscheck. AI technologies bring promising opportunities but also new risks, especially for women, girls, and minority communities. #CSR21 #SystemResilience
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System Resilience System resilience lies at the heart of security. Whether confronting cyber threats, terrorism, or community disruption, the ability for systems to adapt, recover, and maintain core functions is…

📰 NEW ISSUE! CREST Security Review explores System Resilience. Whether confronting cyber threats, terrorism, or community disruption, the ability for systems to adapt, recover, and maintain core functions is crucial. #CSR21 Free to read, download & share
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ECR 2-Day Workshop How are our digital traces used to build profiles of who we are, what we believe, and what we might do?

⌛ Don't forget to send in your application BEFORE FRIDAY for the NABS+ 2 Day Workshop, 'Digital Profiling and its Applications in Research and Practice'. crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...

ECR 2-Day Workshop How are our digital traces used to build profiles of who we are, what we believe, and what we might do?

📣 FREE NABS+ ECR 2-Day Workshop! 'Digital Profiling and its Applications in Research and Practice', Tues 18 – Wed 19 Nov, Manchester. Register your interest before 17th Oct: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...

NABS+ Creative Workshop Drawing From Your Research: a creative half-day workshop using playful storyboarding and analogies to help you communicate your research in fresh, engaging ways.

🖍️ Register your interest for the NABS+ Creative workshop to explore fresh and accessible ways to share your research. Tues 25 November, 10:30 - 15:00, London. Find out more: crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

Opportunities Check out the latest opportunities, funding, and events from the NABS+ community.

Submissions for the NABS+ Visiting Fellowship closes 20 Oct. Help develop the next generation of behavioural science and scientists for security and defence. Apply now for funding:

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10 Years of CREST Celebrating a decade of commissioning behavioural science, collaborating across sectors, and communicating insights that have informed and shaped security practice.

🎉 Happy Birthday CREST!! 🎉 To mark our 10th anniversary, we’ve created a timeline highlighting just a handful of milestones. HUGE thanks to everyone involved in CREST's long-lasting success! crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/10...

ECR 2-Day Workshop How are our digital traces used to build profiles of who we are, what we believe, and what we might do?

👤 How are our digital traces used to build profiles of who we are, what we believe, and what we might do? Discuss & explore at our ECR Two Day Workshop. Express your interest before 17 Oct crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...

NABS+ Access Fund NABS+’s Access Fund helps members from UK Higher Education Institutions cover extra costs to attend events, ensuring full accessibility and participation.

✅ NEW ACCESS FUND! NABS+ is committed to making our events as inclusive as possible. We implement reasonable adjustments as required by attendees and offer extra support to our members to participate in community events.

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Communities of Interest This initiative brings researchers and practitioners together around shared topics in targeted violence and terrorism prevention.

👀 Have you had chance to wander around our Communities of Interest yet? Each CoI provides a collaborative space to share knowledge, set research agendas, and translate evidence into practice - bridging gaps between research, policy, and operational work.
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CREST Catalogue 2025 This catalogue provides an overview of the published outputs from CREST’s projects from October 2015 to May 2025. These outputs range from short ‘how-to’ guides to in-depth reports; policy briefs to…

It's HERE! 😀 The CREST Catalogue 2025 is AVAILABLE NOW! Take a deep dive into all our published outputs - from short ‘how-to’ guides to in-depth reports, policy briefs, videos, journal articles and more! crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/ca...

Communities of Interest This initiative brings researchers and practitioners together around shared topics in targeted violence and terrorism prevention.

📢 Introducing our THREE new Communities of Interest (CoIs) - bringing together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers around shared themes in targeted violence and terrorism prevention. Explore them here 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/iapss/coi/

2 x GTA positions, Imperial College London As part of the MSc Course ‘Security and Resilience Science and Technology’ – a course taught within Imperial College London – are 2 Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) spaces to work with Dr.…

🖐️ 2 x Graduate Teaching Assistant positions available – Imperial College London with Dr. Margaret Wilson – as part of the MSc Course ‘Security and Resilience Science and Technology’. Ideal for a PhD student or early-career Post-Doctoral researcher.
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Commissioning Thank you for your interest in applying to the NABS+ commissioning call. To ensure your application meets all necessary criteria, please read the guidance documents below carefully before submitting.…

🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER for the NABS+ Commissioning Call. Funded projects the value of £60k each (paid @80% fEC). Get your application in by Monday, 5pm!

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Commissioning Thank you for your interest in applying to the NABS+ commissioning call. To ensure your application meets all necessary criteria, please read the guidance documents below carefully before submitting.…

🚨 DEADLINE NEXT MONDAY! Don't forget to apply for the NABS+ Commissioning Call. Funded projects the value of £60k each (paid @80% fEC). Applications in by Monday 8 Sept, 5pm.

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Transnational Dynamics in Violent Outcomes for Protest Movements: A Rapid Evidence Assessment This report offers a synthesis and critical analysis of research that has considered whether and how transnational dynamics inform the interaction between protest, radicalisation, and terrorism. The…

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This report explores how transnational dynamics shape the links between protest, radicalisation, and terrorism—focusing on how global movements influence why some protests turn violent or involve extremist actors.

Commissioning Thank you for your interest in applying to the NABS+ commissioning call. To ensure your application meets all necessary criteria, please read the guidance documents below carefully before submitting.…

⌛ Deadline reminder for the NABS+ Commissioning Call submissions: 8 Sept, 5pm!
Funded projects the value of £60k each (paid @80% fEC).

Apply now 👉 crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/commiss...