An Interesting Question

I was very pleased to see the question asked in the Commons yesterday by Dr Julian Lewis, the Chairman of the Commons Defence Committee. 

 

Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con)


 

In welcoming the Home Secretary to her new role, may I ask her whether she has had a chance to see to what extent profiling of those who commit terrorist atrocities has been examined by her Department, by the police and by the security services? People such as the journalist Peter Hitchens have noted a correlation between drug abuse and the commission of atrocities that is rather greater than any link with a Muslim faith background, despite what one would normally expect. Therefore, if profiling is to be carried out successfully, will the appropriate effort be invested?

 
 




Amber Rudd


 

We have a behavioural unit in the Home Office that looks at types of behaviour that may lead to certain actions. Now that my right hon. Friend has raised that question with me, rest assured that I will look at it more seriously.

 

The question (and the reply to it by the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd) can be found here in Hansard.

https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2016-09-05/debates/1609052000012/TerroristAttacks