<p>In&nbsp;this&nbsp;episode, we&nbsp;meet&nbsp;Grace, who started her civilian career in the&nbsp;police&nbsp;as a 17-year-old&nbsp;finance officer.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>She now works in a specialist unit within Counter Terrorism Policing which&nbsp;tackles&nbsp;online terrorist content and takes reports from the public. We hear how her team used intelligence from a social media user in the UK, to prevent a deadly attack overseas and why&nbsp;it’s&nbsp;important that the public report their concerns.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Grace’s&nbsp;career in&nbsp;counter&nbsp;terrorism has spanned some of the defining moments in the UK’s history, including&nbsp;the response to the 2017 attacks that rocked London and Manchester.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now, she works alongside everyone else in Counter&nbsp;Terrorism Policing to try and stop attacks like that from happening again.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Could you do&nbsp;Grace’s job? We are always looking for people to join our team and our mission to protect the public from terrorism.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>With&nbsp;19&nbsp;late-stage terror attacks stopped since 2020, the need to recruit incredible people has never been greater.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>You can find current vacancies&nbsp;<a href="https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/careers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>, and on your local police force website.&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Inside Counter Terrorism Policing

Counter Terrorism Policing

Grace: thwarting attacks through online intelligence

APR 2, 202635 MIN
Inside Counter Terrorism Policing

Grace: thwarting attacks through online intelligence

APR 2, 202635 MIN

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<p>In&nbsp;this&nbsp;episode, we&nbsp;meet&nbsp;Grace, who started her civilian career in the&nbsp;police&nbsp;as a 17-year-old&nbsp;finance officer.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>She now works in a specialist unit within Counter Terrorism Policing which&nbsp;tackles&nbsp;online terrorist content and takes reports from the public. We hear how her team used intelligence from a social media user in the UK, to prevent a deadly attack overseas and why&nbsp;it’s&nbsp;important that the public report their concerns.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Grace’s&nbsp;career in&nbsp;counter&nbsp;terrorism has spanned some of the defining moments in the UK’s history, including&nbsp;the response to the 2017 attacks that rocked London and Manchester.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now, she works alongside everyone else in Counter&nbsp;Terrorism Policing to try and stop attacks like that from happening again.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Could you do&nbsp;Grace’s job? We are always looking for people to join our team and our mission to protect the public from terrorism.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>With&nbsp;19&nbsp;late-stage terror attacks stopped since 2020, the need to recruit incredible people has never been greater.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>You can find current vacancies&nbsp;<a href="https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/careers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>, and on your local police force website.&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>