Taking Decisions about Information Value (Full Report)
Intelligence analysts are typically required to process large volumes of data in a timely manner in order to extract useful information and detect potential…
Community Reporting on Terrorism: Bystanders Versus Social Intimates
Campaigns encourage us to come forward as early as possible to report concerns about people radicalising to violence. But how well do they speak…
CREST Round-up: August 2020
This is a round-up of what CREST has been up to in August 2020. Stay up to date with all our work by signing…
Why Do People Share Disinformation On Social Media?
Why do people spread disinformation online? Are they fooled by the disinformation, and spread it because they believe it is true? Do they know…
Community Reporting of Terrorist Involvement During Covid-19
Encouraging community members to share information about someone they’re close to becoming involved in terrorism remains a key challenge of counter terrorism. But how…
How do criminals make decisions?
How do criminals manage their own security and how do they make risk judgements surrounding the commissioning of a crime? Law enforcement agencies and…
How do terrorists make decisions?
This guide focuses on the insights criminology can provide into terrorist decision-making. It looks at what terrorists do and how they do it. How…
Source Handler telephone interactions with covert human intelligence sources: An exploration of question types and intelligence yield
Law enforcement agencies gather intelligence in order to prevent criminal activity and pursue criminals. In the context of human intelligence collection, intelligence elicitation relies…
Cybersecurity risks of digital hoarding behaviours (Full Report)
An exploration of the psychological characteristics of individuals who engage in digital hoarding, and the risks these behaviours can pose to organisations. Digital hoarding…
A sea change for intelligence analysis?
TIDE (Team Information Decision Engine) is a new software tool which could increase efficiency for intelligence analysts. In recent years there has been a…
CREST Round-up: July 2020
This is a round-up of what CREST has been up to in July 2020. Stay up to date with all our work by signing…
Considerations for Training Development
How to improve decision-making, communication, leadership and interoperability in areas ranging from urban search and rescue and mass decontamination, to hostage negotiation and counter-terrorism….