Prison
Subtitle: a breeding ground for radicalisation and violent extremism?
Publisher: Council of Europe
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Strasbourg, France
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
ISBN-13: 9789287185495
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Prisons; Prison psychology; Radicalization
Description: "The appalling images of recent terrorist attacks in Europe and the rest of the world remain in everyone's memory. In the face of such horrendous acts, national governments and international organisations are seeking to identify the root causes of this situation in order to prevent and combat radicalisation, extremism and terrorism. The profiles and motives of radicalised persons vary considerably, but the first steps towards radicalisation are generally a result of sympathies for radical discourse and of meeting an individual, in person or online, who is already radicalised. Prisons are one of the places for such contacts. Radicalised prisoners take advantage of the concentrated population in prisons in order to proselytize and develop extremist and terrorist networks. What measures can prison authorities take to detect radicalisation in prison? How should prison staff be selected? How should they be trained to evaluate and manage the risks without abandoning high ethical standard? What role can religious representatives, psychologists, friends and family play? This publication can help national authorities and professionals answer these questions. It proposes guiding principles, tools and advice based on an approach that emphasizes a balance between human rights, security and effective criminal justice." --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references
Table of contents: title: Guidelines for prison and probation services regarding radicalisation and violent extremism; title: Council of Europe Handbook for prison and probation services regarding radicalisation and violent extremism; title: Good practices and issues faced: expert meeting of prison and probation services on radicalisation to violent extremism; title: The fight against violent extremism and radicalisation leading to terrorism.