Who should command counter terrorism?

Dr David Lowe, Principal Lecturer in Law, was featured on BBC London this morning looking at the issue of the counter terrorism responsibilities of Metropolitan Police's SO15 being transferred to the National Crime Agency.  SO15, or Counter Terrorism Command, is a Specialist Operations branch within London's Metropolitan Police Service.

The interview is at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01y40sz (2 hours 34 minutes)

Dr Lowe’s main research interests are terrorism, policing, transnational crime and human rights. Most of this emanates from his previous occupation as a police officer with Merseyside Police, where he worked for 25 years. He has also been carrying out work with Irish politicians on cross-border terrorism.

Due to his research in the area and his experience of working in counter-terrorism, Dr Lowe is regularly contacted by the media for his expert opinion on terrorist incidents.

Dr David Lowe can be contacted on:

Telephone: +44 (0) 151 231 3918 or 07528192637    Email: D.Lowe@ljmu.ac.uk