Managing Terrorism-Related Offenders in Prison
Problems Identifying prison radicalisation and those driving it is difficult. Dedicated prison intelligence units that liaise with law enforcement and intelligence agencies can support…
Reports
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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…
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…
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…
Phishing your staff: A double-edged sword?
Naming and shaming. Taking away IT assets. Compulsory training. Lots of companies are doing it, but should they? Read our recommendations on how organisations…
Soft Facts and Digital Behavioural Influencing After the 2017 Terror Attacks
This Executive Summary gives an overview of the eight techniques of disinformation and types of ‘soft facts’. The document summaries research findings from a…
Soft Facts and Digital Behavioural Influencing After the 2017 Terror Attacks (Full Report)
This CREST report examines how ‘soft facts’ influence individual and collective behaviours, and what are the most effective counter-measures for managing their consequences. The…
Imaginative Scenario Planning Report
A report on mitigating future threats via scenario planning. How can we anticipate and counter the diversity of forms in which such abstract and…
CREST Catalogue – September 2019
Our updated catalogue helps make it easier to find CREST outputs that relate to the same topic. This latest issue of the catalogue includes…
Impact review
A review of the impact of the research projects conducted through CREST. Coming to the end of its fourth year of operation, the Centre…
CREST Catalogue – March 2019
Our updated CREST catalogue helps make it easier to find guides, reports and journals that relate to the same topic. This is the third…
Conspiracy Theories: How are they adopted, communicated, and what are their risks? (Full Report)
Why do people adopt conspiracy theories, how are they communicated, and what are their risks? A new CREST report examines these questions, drawing on…