Counter-terror chief: policing is not enough to stop violent extremism

Neil Basu calls for sociologists and criminologists to look at problem of home-grown terror. Britain’s most senior counter-terrorism officer has said the police and security services are no longer enough to win the fight against violent extremism, and the UK must instead improve community cohesion, social mobility and education. In his first major interview since taking up his post last year, the Metropolitan police assistant commissioner Neil Basu told the Guardian that up to 80% of those