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The State’s Response to Protest, Subversion and Terrorism

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The state’s response to the forms of protest that have been discussed in the previous chapters takes two main forms – a physical response delivered by police officers in the vicinity of a protest and the gathering of intelligence on individuals and groups who are likely to engage in activities associated with protest. This chapter initially focuses on the physical response to various forms of protest and then considers how and by whom intelligence is gathered.

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Joyce, P. (2016). The State’s Response to Protest, Subversion and Terrorism. In: The Policing of Protest, Disorder and International Terrorism in the UK since 1945. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-29059-5_2

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