You have full access to this open access article. This article examines terror awareness as an individualized security practice that allows civilians to respond to situations of emergent terror as they occur, that is, in real time.
They are asked to stay informed, remain alert, and be ready to respond to the incipiency of terror so that they may avertβor, at least mitigateβits potentially catastrophic and disruptive consequences. According to the authorities, this kind of habitualized threat awareness can help prevent acts of terror and strengthen community resilience.
And how is it supposed to function as a protective mechanism against potential terror? This article seeks to answer these questions.
It is based on a careful reading of official and publicly available texts press statements, policy documents, reports, training brochures, websites, etc.
In October , Robert D. Bowers, armed with an ARstyle assault rifle and at least three handguns, opened fire inside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, killing 11 congregants DOJ a. In April , Rondell Henry was arrested for allegedly planning to use a stolen rental truck to mow down pedestrians at a popular Washington-area dining and shopping destination Tau In August , Patrick Crusius, armed with a rifle, entered a crowded Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, shooting and killing twenty unsuspecting shoppers Romero et al.
