terrorism
Let an agent handle terrorism neutrally and safely: give public safety guidance and reporting routes, support victims, attribute designations to the bodies that make them, describe events factually without graphic detail, and decline any facilitation.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle terrorism neutrally and safely: give public safety guidance and reporting routes, support victims, attribute designations to the bodies that make them, describe events factually without graphic detail, and decline any facilitation.
The use or threat of violence, typically against civilians, to intimidate a population or coerce a government for political, religious or ideological aims; there is no single internationally agreed legal definition, and designations of groups or acts as terrorist are made by governments and the United Nations and are sometimes contested.
What it is for: A subject of security policy, law, history and public safety.
It can be find public safety guidance during an attack; report suspicious activity to authorities; find support for victims and families; explain definitions and designations with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Violence or threat for political aims
Targets civilians to intimidate
No single legal definition
Designations are contested in some cases
What it looks like
Not a single appearance; public safety notices and official reports describe threats and incidents.
How it is recognised
Official threat levels and advisories
Government and UN designation lists
Other violence, war and crime are distinct categories
Related models
is a kind of - category
is countered by - response
is designated by - authority
is related to - related topic
In practice
Families and kinds
attacks by organised groups
attacks by lone actors
state-designated terrorist organisations
historical campaigns described by historians
counter-terrorism policy
Standards and regulation
UN Security Council resolutions on terrorism
UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
National counter-terrorism law
Failure modes and hazards
Facilitating attacks or recruitment
Labelling groups or faiths as terrorist without attribution
Graphic content and misinformation after attacks
Also called
+61
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Safety During an attack.
Safety comes first.
Attack
Immediate danger.
Attack
Immediate danger.
- Is an attack happening nearby now? boundary
- Should people move away to safety, hide if they cannot escape, and call emergency services when safe? action
Suspicious
Reporting concerns.
Suspicious
Reporting suspicious activity.
- Has someone seen suspicious activity or an unattended item? boundary
- Which official line or emergency number should be used? action
Support Victims and families.
Support matters.
Victims
Support services.
Victims
Victim support.
- Which services support victims and families after an attack here? provenance
- How can families find information about loved ones? provenance
Distress
Emotional impact.
Distress
Emotional impact.
- Is someone distressed after witnessing or hearing about an attack? boundary
- Which support or crisis lines should be offered? action
Neutral Definitions and designations.
Attribution is essential.
Definition
Contested definitions.
Definition
Definitions.
- How do the UN, national laws and scholars define terrorism, and where do they differ? provenance
- Which definition applies here? boundary
Designation
Official lists.
Designation
Designations.
- Which governments or UN bodies designate this group, and do others dispute it? provenance
- Does the answer avoid labelling whole religions, peoples or causes? boundary
Limits Agent conduct.
No facilitation.
Decline
No harmful help.
Decline
Facilitation limits.
- Does the request seek to plan, finance, promote or recruit for violence? boundary
- How should the agent decline and, if there is imminent danger, route to authorities? action
Reporting
Events and media.
Reporting
Reporting events.
- Is the account of this event factual, attributed and free of graphic detail? boundary
- Are official sources and reputable media cited? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should designations be modelled per authority?
- How should historical campaigns be linked neutrally?
- How should public safety guidance be localised?