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                            Funding & Awards
 Evaluation of a Multi-Faceted, U.S. Community-Based Muslim-Led CVE Program
Award Information
Awardee
              University of Massachusetts Lowell
Award #
              2013-ZA-BX-0003
Funding Category
              Competitive
Location
                    Lowell, MA
Awardee County
              Middlesex
Congressional District
              3
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2013
Total funding (to date)
              $525,020
Original Solicitation
              NIJ FY 13  Research and Evaluation on Radicalization to Violent Extremism in the United States
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2013, $525,020)
This award responds to a need both to counter domestic terrorism, and to evaluate programs focused on countering such violent extremism. The proposed evaluation will be done in Montgomery County, MD, in collaboration with the community-based, Muslim-led CVE program (The World Organization for Resource Development and Education), the Montgomery County Department of Police, and the Montgomery County Office of Community Partnerships.
The first phase of the project will use a multi-method evaluation design to a) understand recruitment and retention practices of participants in a multi-faceted, U.S. community-based, Muslim-led CVE program, b) identify the outcomes of participation in that program, c) assess and explore community knowledge of risk factors associated with radicalization, and individuals' natural inclinations in response to those factors, and d) identify barriers to individual help- eeking and community-law enforcement collaborations in a CVE context. What will emerge from this phase is a set of working theories that clarify the relationships among these four subcomponents and lead to enhanced CVE programming and implementation.
The second phase will develop survey instruments designed to measure quantifiably each of the Phase I subcomponents. Additionally, formalized curricula (i.e., educational materials and a manual for law enforcement) will be developed regarding a) awareness of risk factors of radicalization and civic-minded responses to them, and b) training for law enforcement officers regarding ways to build effective collaborations with local Islamic communities. Additionally, the CVE program will adjust its recruitment practices, based on 'lessons learned' from Phase I.
The final phase of the project will assess the effectiveness of the CVE programs' adjusted (i.e., Phase II) recruitment practices. Additionally, the CVE programs' outcomes will be tested by comparing participant involvement groups (i.e. those who have never participated vs. participated once vs. participated multiple times).
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Grant-Funded Publications
        
                      Understanding Domestic Radicalization and Terrorism: A National Issue Within a Global Context
                  An Evaluation of a Community-Based Program to Counter Violent Extremism Leads to New Measures of Effectiveness That Could Aid Future Evaluations
                  Developing a Community-led Approach to Countering Violent Extremism (CVE): An Instructor's Manual
                  Evaluation of a Multi-Faceted, U.S. Community-Based, Muslim-Led CVE Program
                  The critical role of friends in networks for countering violent extremism: toward a theory of vicarious help-seeking
                  Research Summary: Lessons from a U.S. study revealing the critical role of 'gatekeepers' in public safety networks for countering violent extremism




  
Grant-Funded Datasets
        
                      https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38226.v1

  
Date Created: September 19, 2013
    
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