Since 2001 the UK law enforcement have held that it is essential not just to concentrate upon the suspects, means and motives, but  also to consider the changing nature of the target. In stark terms, Bin Laden demonstrated the advantages retained by the terrorist:

•  the element of surprise and choice of weaponry
• the ability to change targeting at will
• the option of returning to a target, if a previous attack was unsuccessful
• above all, access to individuals who are prepared to die in order to achieve their operational objectives.

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There is no greater challenge for a democracy than how to deal with terrorism. The economic, social and political upset which sophisticated terrorist action can bring, threatens the very democracy which protects our liberty. But that liberty may be also exploited in the first place by those supporting, aiding, or engaging in terrorism. The challenge, therefore, is to retain long held and hard won freedoms from the arbitrary use of power or wrongful conviction, while at the same time ensuring that democracy and the rule of law itself are not used as a cover by those who seek to overthrow them. Continue reading →

“Il Vigile del Fuoco nell’espletare la sua professione ha bisogno soprattutto di conoscenze, esperienze, preparazione quotidiana; deve saper gestire sia piccoli interventi che maxi-emergenze, rapportandosi con la popolazione e con “soccorritori” e personale appartenente anche ad altri Enti.
Spesso opera in situazioni gravi che coinvolgono persone, anziani, bambini e tutti i giorni impara come affrontare la sofferenza delle vittime, dei parenti, dei colleghi; senza dover perdere il selfcontrol per non diventare vittima a sua volta.
Non per questo deve sentirsi invulnerabile ed invincibile, anzi deve imparare ad avere la consapevolezza che tutto può accadere, che gli incidenti succedono e che la realtà cambia e ci chiede adattamenti per potere mantenere la nostra integrità psicofisica e per continuare ad essere utili agli altri.”

Read the whole report: Supporto psicologico VVF

“The scope of this article1 is to describe the security system implemented for the XX Winter Olympic Games. More pecifically, this article analyzes the different security layers of the Olympic venues and the rules of access for people and vehicles.
The security operations here described were carried out by personnel from Italian law enforcement agencies in cooperation with TOROC staff. In this regard, this article gives a broad look at several security principles applied to the XX Winter Olympic Games and does not analyze the different roles and responsibilities of the organizations, either public and private, involved”

Read the whole paper: The Security system of the XX Winter Olympic Games