Naslov
The police in local communities as a crucial stakeholder in disengagement from radicalism

Autori
Borovec, Krunoslav ; Prislan, Kaja ; Butorac, Ksenija ; Lobnikar, Branko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Books of Abstracts International Scientific and Professional Conference „6th Zagreb Police College Research Days – Keeping Pace with Security Challenges – Where Do We Stand?” / Cajner Mraović, Irena ; Kondor-Langer, Mirjana - Zagreb : Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, Police Academy, 2019, 11-11

ISBN
978-953-161-297-5

Skup
6. istraživački dani Visoke policijske škole u Zagrebu - "Idemo li ukorak s novim sigurnosnim izazovima?"

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 05.04.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Ostalo

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Police ; radicalisation ; disengagement ; Croatia
(police ; radicalisation ; disengagement ; Croatia)

Sažetak
In recent years experts and practitioners alike have been taking note of the emergence of security challenges arising from radicalisation, often leading to extreme violence. For effective prevention, the problems of radicalization and extremism must be understood as involving an intertwinement of several core elements, the combination of which creates a virtually endless number of possibilities for an individual’s radicalisation. Prevention programmes must address diverse contributing factors, including different actors such as governmental policy- makers and an array of practitioners (police organisations, intelligence agencies, health care personnel, social services agencies, schools, etc.) and consider the social and cultural characteristic of local environments. Police forces are a crucial actor in facilitating a preventive approach at the local or regional level. Furthermore, the police are also the leading agent for promoting a preventive multi- agency approach and maintaining cooperation between different stakeholders. This is particularly the case in local environments, where the police have a vast and strong network of contacts. With a purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of different institutions directly involved in preventing radicalisation leading to extremism we present preliminary findings of a study conducted on a sample of 117 students of the Croatian Police College of the MoI on the role of different stakeholders (e.g. police, NGO, local governments representatives) responsible for dealing with disengagement from radical and extremist behaviour in Croatia. The data were collected during the students’ study courses in December 2018. The respondents evaluated the effectiveness of different institutions involved in preventing radicalisation and extremism.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sigurnosne i obrambene znanosti

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