Department of Justice: Experts are valuable assets in identifying and preventing radicalisation

Information from mental health professionals, social workers, and religious leaders can be a “valuable asset” in preventing radicalisation, the Department of Justice says.

The statement follows calls from security expert Paul Gill for special teams, comprising a range of agencies, to identify potential ‘lone wolves’ and those being radicalised.

Research on lone wolf terror attacks conducted by Dr Gill of University College London found that, in 60% of cases, the attacker had told someone else about their planned attack beforehand.