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| ⚫ | [[Public areas]] that are vulnerable to [[terrorism]] (or other crime) can be considered as '''“soft targets”'''. This means that crowded public places including the metro, shopping centres, sports stadiums, bars, restaurants, clubs and commercial sidewalks, are easily accessible to the public and an easy target for terrorists to do great harm. These areas called soft targets, are targets because attacking them can aid terrorist organizations to obtain their goals, for instance threatening the safety of the public, the values of democratic states or the rights and liberties of citizens. These areas are called ‘soft’, because they are not hardened against such terrorist attacks. A crowded [[public space]], for instance a shopping centre, can be hardened against other threats like vandalism, petty crime or fare evasion, but not necessarily for a terrorist attack. |
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| + | The definition of soft target within the EU [[PRoTECT research project|PRoTECT]] project was: a (public) site that is insufficiently protected against a terrorist attack and when attacked by a terrorist organization, will help terrorists obtain their goals. Within this project specific [[Public space|public spaces]] that can be defines as soft targets were assessed for their [[Vulnerability assessment of the EU PRoTECT project|vulnerabilities]] against terrorist attacks and '''mitigating solutions''' were researched.<br /> |
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Revision as of 11:12, 12 November 2020
Public areas that are vulnerable to terrorism (or other crime) can be considered as “soft targets”. This means that crowded public places including the metro, shopping centres, sports stadiums, bars, restaurants, clubs and commercial sidewalks, are easily accessible to the public and an easy target for terrorists to do great harm. These areas called soft targets, are targets because attacking them can aid terrorist organizations to obtain their goals, for instance threatening the safety of the public, the values of democratic states or the rights and liberties of citizens. These areas are called ‘soft’, because they are not hardened against such terrorist attacks. A crowded public space, for instance a shopping centre, can be hardened against other threats like vandalism, petty crime or fare evasion, but not necessarily for a terrorist attack.
Protecting soft targets
The definition of soft target within the EU PRoTECT project was: a (public) site that is insufficiently protected against a terrorist attack and when attacked by a terrorist organization, will help terrorists obtain their goals. Within this project specific public spaces that can be defines as soft targets were assessed for their vulnerabilities against terrorist attacks and mitigating solutions were researched.
