The development of an evidence base for assessing and managing the risk of terrorism in the UK

Lloyd, Monica Shirley ORCID: 0000-0003-0909-5889 (2024). The development of an evidence base for assessing and managing the risk of terrorism in the UK. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

Preview

Lloyd2024PhD.pdf
Text - Accepted Version
Available under License All rights reserved.
Download (9MB) | Preview

Abstract

This thesis tracks my learning journey from a dedicated three-year project developing a professional risk assessment methodology for terrorist offenders in HMPPS, through advising Prevent, to academia where I have continued to contribute to a growing evidence base for understanding the psychology of terrorism. As a co-I for CREST, I compiled a Directory of extremism risk assessment frameworks and networked with subject matter experts in the USA, Canada and Australia. This led to invitations to contribute chapters to the second edition of the International Handbook for Threat Assessment, and to the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme on Terrorism Risk Assessment Instruments. As an expert member of the European Radicalisation Awareness Network I contributed two papers on countering extremism, one advising on ethical practice for mental health practitioners and the other on the increasing challenge of detecting lone actor terrorists pre-crime. The as yet unpublished paper is informed largely by my work as an expert witness for those charged under counterterrorist legislation and completes my learning journey to date. It exposes a gap between legal and psychological approaches to assessing terrorist risk with the potential for miscarriages of justice where national security is prioritised over individual rights.

Type of Work:

Thesis (Doctorates > Ph.D.)

Award Type:

Doctorates > Ph.D.

Supervisor(s):