Abstract
Concerning approaches and communications to the Royal Family and other British public figures are relatively numerous. This paper examines over 2000 such cases logged over a three-year period in the United Kingdom. Using police and health data, the paper conducts a series of bivariate and multivariate analyses to demonstrate the predictors of what types of risk are posed by an individual case (e.g., communicate only, approach, security breach). The results showed that (a) the rates of serious mental disorders are higher among this sample than the general population base rate, (b) approachers were significantly more likely than communicators to suffer from serious mental disorders, (c) approachers were significantly more likely than communicators to have a history of substance use and abuse problems, (d) approachers were significantly more likely than communicators to have a history of violent behavior against property and persons, and (e) the motivations of approachers and communicators significantly differ. The paper concludes with a consideration of the implications for threat assessment and management.
Highlights
H2: Approachers will be significantly more likely than communicators to suffer from serious mental disorders
The individuals concerned communicated in an inappropriate manner, which brought them to the attention of Fixated Threat Assessment Centre (FTAC)
The individuals concerned had attended residences or events, where they acted in an inappropriate manner, which brought them to the attention of FTAC
Summary
Over the last few years, a number of studies analyzing the socio-demographic characteristics and antecedent behaviors of a range of grievance-fueled violent actors have emerged. It has a remit to assess and manage the risk to the British Royal Family, members of parliament and other prominent political figures from lone individuals who inappropriately communicate with or attempt to approach them. These data relate to cases of one or more incidents of inappropriate approach or communication toward figures within the remit of the unit. The individuals concerned communicated in an inappropriate manner, which brought them to the attention of FTAC They had not, attempted to approach, nor breach security barriers. Multivariate analyses were run on continuous and dichotomous dependent variables
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