Anti-Terrorist Hotline
The Anti-Terrorist hotline is a dedicated 24-hour telephone service staffed by specialist counter-terrorism police officers for members of the public who want to report terrorist activity or suspicious behaviour. [1]
The public are advised by the Police to trust their "instincts" and not judge whether or not something is suspicious - instead they should let trained officers decide.[2]
The slogan of the anti-terrorist hotline is: "If you suspect it, Report it".
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Poster Campaign
In 2008, the Metropolitan Police Service, Greater Manchester Police, West Yorkshire and the West Midlands Police launched an intensive radio and poster campaign to promote the anti-terrorist hotline.
Soon after, the posters became the subject of criticism for playing on peoples' fears and promoting a surveillance culture.[3]
In August 2010, the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) banned an advert aired on the Talksport Radio channel after 18 individuals filed separate complaints on the basis that the advert promoted the harassment of innocent people and played on peoples' fears. The ASA banned the advert."[4]
Notes
- ↑ Specialist Operations, Metropolitan Police Service, accessed 11.08.10
- ↑ Specialist Operations, Metropolitan Police Service, accessed 11.08.10
- ↑ Jeremy Kuper, Join the Snooper Troopers, the Guardian, 6 April 2009, accessed 11.08.10
- ↑ ASA Adjudication on The Association of Chief Police Officers, Advertising Standards Agency, 11 August 2010, accessed 11.10.08
