How does a smuggler behave?
A study on smuggling has disproved the myth that it is easy to spot smugglers by their evasive nonverbal behaviour. A disappointing finding? Not…
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Communication error handling in suspect interviews and crisis negotiations
We don’t always make the correct decisions. Miriam Oostinga draws on her research in interviews and crisis negotiations to show us how we can…
Social Engineering: From thoughts to awareness
From persuading you to tip more, to clicking on phishing emails; we are more vulnerable to social engineering than we think… Would you give…
Understanding Engagement in Violent Extremism in Northern Ireland
Professor Neil Ferguson draws on his work in Northern Ireland with former Loyalist and Republican combatants, to look at factors which occur regularly in…
Communicating with casualties in emergencies
When your life is at risk, your body goes into ‘survival mode’ to stay alive. Or does it? Both survivor testimonies and research reveal…
8 things you need to know about terrorist decision making
Paul Gill gives a breakdown on eight things terrorists consider when making a planning an attack, from an analyse of over 80 terrorist autobiographies…
Naturalistic Decision Making and Uncertainty
Naturalistic Decision Making (NDM) addresses the cognitive problems and challenges associated with making decisions in demanding and uncertain situations. NDM research emerged in the…
Measuring decision making
The Behavioural Insights Team is a company, jointly owned by the UK Government, which applies behavioural science to public services. It’s Director of Home…
Why professionals are needed to assess threats of violence
Renate Geurts explains why professionals are needed to assess threats of violence. It could be argued that we are all threat assessors. Evolutionary instincts…
Decision making during emergencies: what have we learned and where do we go from here?
Dr Nicola Power explains what social science can tell us about decision making in high-stakes and environment and how this research can improve decision…
New report on Russian-speaking Foreign Fighters
Existing data on Russian-speaking groups and individuals linked to the Islamic State is often inaccurate, according to CREST Researcher Cerwyn Moore and ESRC-funded PhD…
Sikh Radicalisation in Britain
In November 2015 the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the UK. According to Indian media, during this visit he presented a dossier on…