Quick reads exploring the world of social and behavioural science and security threats
Professor Marc Jones discusses the psychophysiological basis of stress, coping, and optimal function based on his research with high performing sport and military personnel….
Based on their research and their own deployment experiences, Jesper Corneliussen and Anders Kjaergaard discuss conflict resolution, and identify practical strategies for effectively managing…
Guest editors Professor Emma Barrett and Dr Nathan Smith provide an overview of the articles focusing on our special topic of stress and resilience….
Affect and emotion seem to be key driving forces in extremist discourse and terror activities. In her PhD research, Kristine Endsjø is looking at…
CREST doctoral researcher Abbie Maroño is investigating the effects of interpersonal closeness on nonverbal mimicry during face-to-face interactions. Human beings are distinctively social creatures,…
CREST doctoral researcher Christina Winters explains how interview context and interpersonal tactics can produce more information about job candidates in sensitive roles. Pre-employment vetting…
Assessing and managing the risk of lone-actor terrorism is a challenge, as events around the world continue to show. In this article, Noémie Bouhana…
Duncan Hodges has created this handy A-Z guide on Data, so you can know your Artificial neural networks from your Zipf’s Law. Artificial…
Why do some ‘extremists’ or ‘extremist groups’ choose not to engage in violence, or only in particular forms of low-level violence? Why, even in…
Since the early 2000s, more than fifty countries have developed initiatives to counter violent extremism (CVE). Despite this, there still remains a lack of…
Psychological research has, for many years, provided practitioners with guidance on best practice for interviewing witnesses and suspects. Advice has also been provided, for…
If you only attended one meeting of a terror cell, it might be easier to remember who said what than if you attended several….