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Our guest presenter for the third instalment of the “Get to know…” series will be Brad Galloway. Brad currently works as the Coordinator of the Centre on Hate, Bias & Extremism (CHBE) at Ontario Tech University and is also involved in several PVE/PVR initiatives such as the Organization for the Prevention of Violence (OPV) and Life After Hate, among others. Being a former extremist, Brad’s lived experiences have influenced his current work in PVE and primary research interests, which include right-wing extremism and terrorism, preventing and countering violent extremism, and the roles of former extremists in combating violent extremism.
Description: This primary prevention tool intended for 9-12 year olds aims to help practitioners in education-related fields and youth workers to discuss the issues and risk factors leading to extreme behaviors that can eventually lead to certain forms of radicalization.
* Content in French only
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CPN-PREV moderators may choose to decline the publication of a post if it does not respect the guidelines below. If a post is not accepted, you will receive an explanatory message, with a request to modify your post before it is published.
Vous trouverez ci-dessous nos règles de conduite pour la participation aux forums. Les modérateurs du RPC-PREV peuvent choisir de refuser la publication d’un message si celui-ci ne respecte pas les lignes directrices ci-dessous. Si un message n’est pas accepté, vous recevrez un message explicatif, avec une demande de modification de votre message avant qu’il ne soit publié.
The last two decades have witnessed increases in the number of extremist groups, hate incidents/crimes, and mass attacks that target specific racial, religious, gender minority, or political groups. These attacks have also become more globalized, affecting multiple societies around the world.
As a response, prevention programs have been implemented globally. This effort to counter violent radicalization has led to increased involvement of, and costs to, institutions outside national security including mental health and education sectors, as well as legal and prison systems. For example, in the United States alone, approximately 1 trillion dollars were invested in programs to counter terrorist activities between 2001 and 2011. Even though most of this sum was directed towards surveillance and security agencies, some funds were also directed towards programs that aim to prevent the radicalization of vulnerable populations. Although the swiftness with which these programs were developed and implemented is commendable, the limited timeframe also left very few opportunities to empirically assess their positive and negative outcomes. The issue of iatrogenic or negative effects is particularly important to prevention programs, as they are entrenched in ideological conflicts.
Currently, practitioners are relying on the local expertise and case-by-case results to design prevention programs. Despite the clear benefits of a rapid response, the rollout of these programs in the absence of integrated evidence regarding outcomes, transferability, and benefits to communities, may be counterproductive or even result in greater harm for the targeted populations. In order to inform policymakers and practitioners on what really works, the CPN-PREV team has conducted a systematic review that addresses the following questions:
Because preliminary evidence suggested that prevention and intervention programs have diverging ranges of outcomes, the CPN-PREV research team decided to treat them in two separate reviews. The current review focuses on prevention efforts, i.e., primary and secondary prevention programs.
The private platform is a virtual space where practitioners are able to share with other professionals working in the field of prevention of radicalization and violent extremism (PVR/PVE) and where they can access resources that will help them in their practice. The private platform adds to our range of knowledge mobilization tools and consolidates the network’s community by promoting sharing among practitioners.
On the private platform, practitioners can interact through thematic forums, register to CPN-PREV events and access resources that have been specifically curated for practitioners in the network. Depending on their line of work, each practitioner will have access to different types of contents on the platform.
To have an account on the private platform, you must be a member of the network, and be a practitioner working in the field of PVR/PVE. Once you join the network, and the information you have submitted has been reviewed, you will automatically receive your access credentials to the platform. Please do not hesitate to reach us at cpnprev@uqam.ca if you have any questions about your account.
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Description: The City of Surrey’s Community Safety section launched a new website dedicated to helping parents, caregivers and other trusted adults build protective factors among Surrey children and youth to reduce their susceptibility for gang involvement.
Called Empower Surrey, the website aims to enhance the impact of the Surrey Anti-Gang Family Empowerment (SAFE) Program and is available in over 80 languages. It features information on Surrey’s unique gang landscape, how to identify and address risk factors, tips and tools to start early conversations with children and youth, and links to free prevention, intervention and enforcement programs available to Surrey residents.
Description: Public discussions have involved the returning of individuals and families who left Canada to join groups like Daesh in Iraq and Syria. OPV has prepared a short document that aims to provide recommendations and guidelines on the issues surrounding interaction with people returning from conflict zones, following involvement with extremist groups. The main goal is to offer practical advice on how to interact with returnees and colleagues from different sectors, such as media and law enforcement.
