Anti-Terrorist Hotline
The Anti-Terrorist hotline is a dedicated 24 hour telephone service, which is staffed around the clock by specialist counter-terrorism police officers who take calls from the public who may want to report terrorist activity or suspicious behaviour. [1]
The public are advised by the Police to trust their "instincts" and not judge whether something is suspicious or not and to let trained officers decide.[2]
The slogan of the anti-terrorist hotline is: "If you suspect it, Report it".
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|2008 Counter-Terrorism advertising campaign].
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 that was heard on the Talksport Radio channel after 18 individuals filed seperate complaints on the basis that the advert promoted the harassment of innocent people and played on peoples fears. The ASA banned the advert. ".[4]
- ↑ 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
