Countering Violent Extremism In The United States

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309453653

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Countering Violent Extremism Through Public Health Practice by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies Pdf

Countering violent extremism consists of various prevention and intervention approaches to increase the resilience of communities and individuals to radicalization toward violent extremism, to provide nonviolent avenues for expressing grievances, and to educate communities about the threat of recruitment and radicalization to violence. To explore the application of health approaches in community-level strategies to countering violent extremism and radicalization, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a public workshop in September 2016. Participants explored the evolving threat of violent extremism and radicalization within communities across America, traditional versus health-centered approaches to countering violent extremism and radicalization, and opportunities for cross-sector and interdisciplinary collaboration and learning among domestic and international stakeholders and organizations. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Author : Stéfanie vonHlatky
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780228000600

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Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism by Stéfanie vonHlatky Pdf

Since 9/11, counterterrorism has become a national and international priority. Research on violent extremism and terrorism, from homegrown threats to foreign fighters, has adapted accordingly but has not always translated into policymaking. Extremism can be traced to no single cause, and yet governments and law-enforcement agencies continue to spend millions on prevention efforts. Contributors to this book identify persistent challenges for counterterrorism and countering violent extremism and provide analysis from a variety of academic and professional perspectives. Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism cautions against adopting a causal model to understand violent extremism and takes a critical look at how states have managed to cope with the global phenomenon of terrorism. By drawing on the expertise of researchers and practitioners from government, law enforcement, and the military, contributors identify past failures and offer guidance on how to correct these mistakes. With the collective goal of developing more effective strategies, the authors dispel common myths, discard counterproductive tactics, and point to countries in which policies have functioned as intended. As some terrorist organizations' influence wanes, others innovate and thrive, further challenging a state apparatus that is slow to adapt to these mutating threats. An essential and timely book, Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism seeks to change how governments and policymakers consider and respond to security threats.

Author : Jerome P. Bjelopera,Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-05
Category : Domestic terrorism
ISBN : 1457834030

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Countering Violent Extremism in the United States by Jerome P. Bjelopera,Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service Pdf

In August 2011, the Obama Administration announced its counter-radicalization strategy. It is devised to address the forces that influence some people living in the United States to acquire and hold radical or extremist beliefs that may eventually compel them to commit terrorism. This is the first such strategy for the federal government, which calls this effort 'combating violent extremism' (CVE). The strategy addresses the radicalization of all types of potential terrorists in the United States but focuses on those inspired by Al Qaeda. The SIP is a large-scale planning document with three major objectives and numerous future activities and efforts. The SIP's three objectives involve (1) enhancing federal community engagement efforts related to CVE, (2) developing greater government and law enforcement expertise for preventing violent extremism, and (3) countering violent extremist propaganda. This report provides examples of recent Administration CVE activity and examines some of the risks and challenges evident in the SIP's three objectives. The report also diagrams and briefly discusses the 'future activities and efforts' outlined in the SIP for each of these three objectives.

Author : Shannon Green,Keith Proctor
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442279797

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Turning Point by Shannon Green,Keith Proctor Pdf

The CSIS Commission on Countering Violent Extremism, cochaired by Tony Blair and Leon Panetta, was formed to develop a comprehensive and actionable blueprint to combat the growing appeal of violent extremism in the United States and abroad. Specifically, the Commission considered what the next U.S. administration must do, in close collaboration with governmental and nongovernmental partners, to diminish the appeal of extremist ideologies and narratives. This report is the culmination of the Commission’s work.

Author : Elizabeth Pearson,Emily Winterbotham,Katherine E. Brown
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030219628

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Countering Violent Extremism by Elizabeth Pearson,Emily Winterbotham,Katherine E. Brown Pdf

This book presents original research on gender and the power dynamics of diverse forms of violent extremism, and efforts to counter them. Based on focus group and interview research with some 250 participants in Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands and UK in 2015 and 2016, it offers insights from communities affected by radicalisation and violent extremism. It introduces the concept of gendered radicalisation, exploring how the multiple factors of paths to violent extremist groups – social, local, individual and global – can differ for both men and women, and why. The book also offers a critical analysis of gender and terrorism; a summary of current policy in the five countries of study and some of the core gendered assumptions prevalent in interventions to prevent violent extremism; a comparison of Jihadi extremism and the far right; and a chapter of recommendations. This book is of use to academics, policy-makers, students and the general reader interested in better understanding a phenomenon defining our times.

Author : Michael J. Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429806933

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Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism by Michael J. Williams Pdf

This textbook serves as a guide to design and evaluate evidence-based programs intended to prevent or counter violent extremism (P/CVE). Violent extremism and related hate crimes are problems which confront societies in virtually every region of the world; this text examines how we can prevent or counter violent extremism using a systematic, evidence-based approach. The book, equal parts theoretical, methodological and applied, represents the first science-based guide for understanding “what makes hate,” and how to design and evaluate programs intended to prevent this. Though designed to serve as a primary course textbook, the work can readily serve as a how-to guide for self-study, given its abundant links to freely available online toolkits and templates. As such, it is designed to inform both students and practitioners alike with respect to the management, design, or evaluation of programs intended to prevent or counter violent extremism. Written by a leading social scientist in the field of P/CVE program evaluation, this book is rich in both scientific rigor and examples from the “real world” of research and evaluation dedicated to P/CVE. This book will be essential reading for students of terrorism, preventing or countering violent extremism, political violence, and deradicalization, and highly recommended for students of criminal justice, criminology, and behavioural psychology.

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231002151

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Preventing violent extremism through education by UNESCO Pdf

Author : Accountability Office
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-19
Category : Political violence
ISBN : 1545440115

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Countering Violent Extremism, Actions Needed to Define Strategy and Assess Progress of Federal Efforts by Accountability Office Pdf

" Violent extremism-generally defined as ideologically, religious, or politically- motivated acts of violence-has been perpetrated in the United States by white supremacists, anti-government groups, and radical Islamist entities, among others. In 2011, the U.S. government developed a national strategy and SIP for CVE aimed at providing information and resources to communities. In 2016, an interagency CVE Task Force led by DHS and DOJ was created to coordinate CVE efforts. GAO was asked to review domestic federal CVE efforts. This report addresses the extent to which (1) DHS, DOJ, and other key stakeholders tasked with CVE in the United States have implemented the 2011 SIP and (2) the federal government has developed a strategy to implement CVE activities, and the CVE Task Force has assessed progress. GAO assessed the status of activities in the 2011 SIP; interviewed officials from agencies leading CVE efforts and a non-generalizable group of community-based entities selected from cities with CVE frameworks; and compared Task Force activities to selected best practices for multi- agency efforts. "

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309453684

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Countering Violent Extremism Through Public Health Practice by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies Pdf

Countering violent extremism consists of various prevention and intervention approaches to increase the resilience of communities and individuals to radicalization toward violent extremism, to provide nonviolent avenues for expressing grievances, and to educate communities about the threat of recruitment and radicalization to violence. To explore the application of health approaches in community-level strategies to countering violent extremism and radicalization, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a public workshop in September 2016. Participants explored the evolving threat of violent extremism and radicalization within communities across America, traditional versus health-centered approaches to countering violent extremism and radicalization, and opportunities for cross-sector and interdisciplinary collaboration and learning among domestic and international stakeholders and organizations. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Author : Gordon Clubb,Daniel Koehler,Jonatan Schewe,Ryan O'Connor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000413151

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Selling De-Radicalisation by Gordon Clubb,Daniel Koehler,Jonatan Schewe,Ryan O'Connor Pdf

This book examines how de-radicalisation programmes have been portrayed in the media and details the role of public relations (PR) strategies employed by such programmes and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) to create positive coverage of their work. CVE and de-radicalisation programmes have seen a significant rise in recent years and are now cornerstones of many countries’ counterterrorism strategies. Despite the increased importance of these tools to counter violent radicalisation leading to terrorism, they remain controversial and sometimes receive fierce public criticism and opposition. This work looks at how CVE and de-radicalisation programs are able to influence a country’s discourse on de-radicalisation, and how far governmental programs differ from non-governmental initiatives in terms of their PR strategies. The book also provides a theoretical basis of how the discourse on CVE is constructed in the media. As major case studies, this book examines the United Kingdom, Germany and Nigeria. For these countries, the authors have gathered and assessed roughly 3,000 newspaper articles on de-radicalisation programmes over a decade to provide an empirical base. This book will be of much interest to students of countering violent extremism, de-radicalisation, and terrorism studies.

Author : United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-27
Category : Political violence
ISBN : 1546323031

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Countering Violent Extremism by United States. Government Accountability Office Pdf

Violent extremism-generally defined as ideologically, religious, or politically motivated acts of violence-has been perpetrated in the United States by white supremacists, anti-government groups, and radical Islamist entities, among others. In 2011, the U.S. government developed a national strategy and Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) for countering violent extremism (CVE) aimed at providing information and resources to communities. In 2016, an interagency CVE Task Force led by DHS and DOJ was created to coordinate CVE efforts. GAO was asked to review domestic federal CVE efforts. This report addresses the extent to which (1) DHS, DOJ, and other key stakeholders tasked with CVE in the United States have implemented the 2011 SIP and (2) the federal government has developed a strategy to implement CVE activities, and the CVE Task Force has assessed progress. GAO assessed the status of activities in the 2011 SIP; interviewed officials from agencies leading CVE efforts and a non-generalizable group of communitybased entities selected from cities with CVE frameworks; and compared Task Force activities to selected best practices for multi-agency efforts.

Author : Alava, Séraphin,Frau-Meigs, Divina,Hassan, Ghayda
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231002458

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Youth and violent extremism on social media by Alava, Séraphin,Frau-Meigs, Divina,Hassan, Ghayda Pdf

Author : Us National Security Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646795768

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National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism by Us National Security Council Pdf

"Together we must affirm that domestic terrorism has no place in our society." -President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism (June 2021) National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism (June 2021) conveys the Biden Administration's view of domestic terrorism and strategy on how to deal with it. What is domestic terrorism? As defined by this report, it is based on a range of violent ideological motivations, including racial bigotry and anti-government feeling, and it can take several forms, from lone actors and small groups to violent militias.

Author : Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens,Seamus Hughes,Bennett Clifford
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780755602117

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Homegrown by Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens,Seamus Hughes,Bennett Clifford Pdf

How big is the threat posed by American ISIS supporters? How many Americans have joined ISIS and how many want to return to the United States? Compared to participation by Americans in other jihadist groups, the scale of American involvement in jihadist activity today is unprecedented. This book, from one of the leading counter-terror centres, draws on first-hand interviews with former American Islamic State members and law enforcement officials who tracked them, and includes detailed analysis of the court cases against them and their social media presence. Homegrown reveals how and why ISIS was able to radicalize and recruit a new generation of jihadist sympathizers in America.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : MINN:31951D03110516J

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Strategies for Countering Violent Extremist Ideologies by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities Pdf