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Inside Counter Terrorism Policing

Inside Counter Terrorism Policing

Written by: Counter Terrorism Policing
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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to tackle terrorists as your day job?

Every day, incredible staff and officers at Counter Terrorism Policing work to keep the public safe from terrorism, playing a crucial part in protecting the UK’s national security.

So much of what they do can’t be talked about publicly. But in season two of our chart-topping podcast series, we’re taking you behind the scenes to hear more about the amazing people who take on some of policing’s toughest jobs.

Over six episodes you'll hear from people in different roles across Counter Terrorism Policing, from those working in explosives, and in hostile locations overseas, to the legal teams, intelligence officers, and people managing terrorists in the community.

They’ll talk about the careers that led them here – the good stuff and the bad – and share their advice about working in policing.

For some of the people featured in this series, it’s the first time they’ve spoken publicly about their work. To do so safely, their identities have been protected.

Interested in joining them? Visit our careers page to find out more: www.counterterrorism.police.uk/careers/

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Episodes
  • Trailer: Inside Counter Terrorism Policing
    Feb 27 2025

    Coming soon: Inside Counter Terrorism Policing.

    Have you ever wondered what it’s like to tackle terrorists as your day job?

    This International Women’s Day, we’re taking you behind the scenes and revealing the untold stories of women across the country working in Counter Terrorism Policing.

    The good stuff, the bad and their advice about working in policing.

    Subscribe and stay tuned for weekly episodes from 6 March.

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    1 min
  • Emma: the woman recruiting our covert human sources
    Mar 6 2025

    In our first episode you will hear from someone who can never discuss a lot of what she does. She has worked in cybercrime teams tackling sexual predators, then moved into counter terrorism surveillance. Today she works in human intelligence, working as a handler of covert sources.

    It’s her job to identify, recruit and train human covert sources, who she describes as the ‘unsung heroes of stopping terrorist attacks’.

    Join us as we take you behind the scenes of what it’s really like to work in one of the most secretive parts of Counter Terrorism Policing.

    Could you do Emma’s job? We are always looking for people to join our team and our mission to protect the public from terrorism.

    With 43 late-stage terror attacks stopped since 2017, the need to recruit incredible people has never been greater.

    You can find current vacancies here, and on your local police force website.

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    37 mins
  • Jo: from a rural town to banning extremist groups
    Mar 13 2025

    In our second episode, we hear from a woman who secured a degree in sports science and was headed for the physiotherapy room when she had a change of heart and direction.

    Applying successfully to be a police officer, she's had an interesting journey from the frontline to counter terrorism policing. Working in prisons, serious and organised crime, and intelligence, before landing in CT policing at an airport.

    She now works in the counter terrorism policing’s analytical teams, where she's an expert in extreme right-wing terrorism and recently helped secure the banning of Terrorgram, now an illegal terrorist organisation in the UK.

    Content warning: the episode contains a reference to infanticide that some listeners may find upsetting.

    Could you do Jo’s job? We are always looking for people to join our team and our mission to protect the public from terrorism.

    With 43 late-stage terror attacks stopped since 2017, the need to recruit incredible people has never been greater.

    You can find current vacancies here, and on your local police force websites.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    36 mins
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