Citation

Dresser P. Policing (Oxford) 2021; 15(2): 716-726.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/police/paz049

PMID

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Abstract

This article examines the PREVENT agenda, part of the UK government's counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST. Informed by semi-structured interviews conducted with a Special Branch PREVENT team, as well as individuals drawn from various security disciplines, this article highlights several practical barriers to realizing collaborative counter-radicalization. This is important given the third objective of PREVENT: to work with a wide range of institutions where there are risks of radicalization. This article departs from analyses that have examined PREVENT in the context of suspect profiling; rather, the focus is on illuminating the implementation, (re)configuration and performance of PREVENT policing. The article concludes by advocating the necessity for evidence-based research--this proffers pragmatic implications for the governance of counter-terrorism.

Language: en