Protecting people and organisations
Everyone has a role in keeping their organisation secure from threats posed by domestic extremism.
Domestic extremists, including animal rights extremists, are constantly looking for ways to exploit your vulnerabilities – weaknesses they can use against you.
Organisations should assess the risk from domestic extremism as they would assess other business risk and take appropriate precautions to reduce vulnerability.
Your resilience to withstand targetting by domestic extremists depends on the plans you make for tackling the threat. The measures that you put in place give you the ability to respond effectively to incidents and to safeguard your interests and those of key stakeholders.
It is important to keep the perception of threat from domestic extremists in perspective. Domestic extremists deliberately set out to create a climate of fear. However, the number of domestic extremist crimes is very low in relation to other types of crime. Domestic extremist crime typically involves criminal damage or malicious communication; the use of violence is very rare.
By assessing the risk, making appropriate contingency plans and responding effectively to incidents, you can reduce the threat from domestic extremism.
This section outlines steps that individuals and organisations can take to improve personal security.
Adapting these measures to your specific needs will help to substantially reduce the opportunity for domestic extremists to be successful in attempts to target you or your organisation.
