Practical terrorism prevention : reexamining U.S. national approaches to addressing the threat of ideologically motivated violence / Brian A. Jackson [and five others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Brian A., author.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation. Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center, issuing body.

United States. Department of Homeland Security, sponsoring body.

Rand Corporation, publisher.

Series:

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-2647-DHS.

Research report ; RR-2647-DHS

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Radicalism--United States.

Radicalism.

Violence--United States--Prevention.

Violence.

Violence--Prevention.

Terrorism--Prevention.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xl, 294 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.

Other Title:

Reexamining United States national approaches to addressing the threat of ideologically motivated violence

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, California : RAND Corporation, 2019

Summary:

"Terrorism prevention -- superseding the programs and activities previously known as Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) -- policies seek to broaden the options available to address the risk of individual radicalization and mobilization to ideologically driven violence. These programs provide alternatives to arrest, prosecution, and incarceration by countering recruiting or radicalizing messages, intervening before individuals have committed serious crimes, or supporting the reentry and desistance from violence of individuals convicted and incarcerated for terrorism-related offenses. Government involvement in these programs has been controversial, due to concerns about such efforts' potential to infringe on Constitutionally protected rights and the risk of outreach or intervention activities stigmatizing communities by associating them with terrorism or extremism. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Office of Policy requested that the Homeland Security and Operational Analysis Center examine past U.S. CVE and current terrorism prevention efforts, evaluate the DHS and interagency posture for federal efforts, and explore policy options to strengthen terrorism prevention going forward. Researchers found that current terrorism prevention capabilities are relatively limited. Most initiatives are implemented locally or outside government, and only a subset receive federal support. Among interviewees in law enforcement, government, and some community organizations, there is a perceived need for a variety of federal efforts to help strengthen and broaden local and nongovernmental capacity. However, doing so will be challenging, since concerns about past counterterrorism and CVE efforts have significantly damaged trust in some communities. As a result, terrorism prevention policy and programs will need to focus on building trust locally, and designing programs and federal activities to maintain that trust over time"--Publisher's web site

Contents:

Introduction

The goal of terrorism prevention : examining the level of terrorist threat inside the United States

How does terrorism prevention policy seek to reduce risk?

Early-phase terrorism prevention : countering extremist messaging online

Early-phase terrorism prevention : community education, engagement, resilience, and risk-factor reduction

Middle-phase terrorism prevention : referral promotion

Middle-phase terrorism prevention : intervention

Late-phase terrorism prevention : recidivism reduction

Assessing resources allocated to terrorism prevention efforts

Organization of the Federal Terrorism Prevention Enterprise

Conclusions and future options for practical federal terrorism prevention

Notes:

Series from web site.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-294).

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title screen (DTIC web site, viewed June 3, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Jackson, Brian A., 1972- Practical terrorism prevention.

ISBN:

9781977401281

1977401287

OCLC:

1089691125