Why is terrorism and organised crime successful - violence or psychology?
Who to speak to
Julia Magnall (supervisor)
Maggie Roper (psychology teacher)
Fay Wray (law teacher)
may be able to advise me on statistics to use
check does not clash with A-level subject
Areas to research
terrorism strategies
why do people become terrorists
objectives/goals of terrorists
our perceptions of terrorists
statistics
organised crime more generally - how it works, find similarities
effects of violence
Sources to use
videos of talks (e.g TED)
online resources e.g articles
portrayal by media (newspapers, news channels)
websites providing statistics
examples of terrorism/organised crime (e.g Manchester for terrorism, gang culture in Mexico and the USA for organised crime)
effects of psychological tactics
which is more powerful?
click to edit
books
psychological research
Statistics
There were 441 arrests for terrorist-related activity in the year ending March 2018 (63 more than the previous year; a 17% increase)
Highest number of arrests in a financial
year since the data collection began in 2001/02
In the latest year, the Metropolitan Police Service carried out 768 stop and searches under section 43 of the Terrorism Act 2000, an increase of 70% compared with the 453 conducted in the previous year.
Sources
Goverment website
Office for national statistics