Truth or dare? Exploring the importance of factual accuracy in different deradicalization counseling approaches

D Koehler, A Cherney, A Templar - Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Risk mitigation and recidivism reduction are typical goals of deradicalization and
disengagement programs (DDPs). Arguably, identifying deception and disguised …

How to make sense of it all: A feasibility study of meaning-centered interventions in deradicalization counseling

D Koehler, C Klosinski - Terrorism and Political Violence, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Leaving violent extremist milieus and terrorist groups is often associated with a sense of
meaninglessness, lack of perspectives and purpose, or even a crisis of meaning which can …

Good stories well told? Former right-wing extremists' self-narratives in German schools for preventing hate, radicalization, and violence

M Walsh, A Gansewig - International Journal of Educational Development, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper concentrates on German school interventions with former right-wing extremists
for preventive and educational purposes, in view of storytelling. The involvement of former …

Context-Tailored or User-Tailored: Which Approach Is Better for Violent Extremism Prevention Programs?

RM Lobato, M Sainz, J García-Coll… - Crime & …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
It is taken-for-granted that the one-size-fits-all approach does not work for extremism
prevention programs. However, to what extent it is necessary to adapt these programs to the …

P/CVE-as-counterinsurgency: Police violence and police reform in Kenya's counterterrorism agenda

E Mesok, D Schildknecht - Security Dialogue, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
This article considers the calls for police reform and the continuation of police brutality to be
twinning modes of policing within Kenya's broader counterterrorism and preventing and …

[PDF][PDF] Policy Paper: The Ethics of Using Formers to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism

K Papatheodorou - Journal for Deradicalization, 2023 - journals.sfu.ca
Abstract After 9/11, the academic study of terrorism flourished as more government
resources were focused on counterterrorism efforts. As the focus slowly shifted towards …

Insider perspectives: insights from formers on their role as subject-participants in P/CVE research

D Malet, B Galloway, J Farrell-Molloy… - Journal of Policing …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
This article examines the contributions of 'formers', individuals who were previously affiliated
with groups advocating violent extremism but who now work as researchers and …

[PDF][PDF] Unintended but not unanticipated consequences: youth work, organized crime, and concealed radicalization

C Mattsson - Journal for Deradicalization, 2023 - journals.sfu.ca
This is a case study of youth work in a deprived neighborhood in Gothenburg, Sweden. The
case is retrospective, and the period studied was 2012–2016, when gang violence became …

[PDF][PDF] Interviewing activists and terrorists: A detailed research protocol

A Ajil - Journal for Deradicalization, 2024 - journals.sfu.ca
In the domain of PVE as well as reintegration, the most interesting studies are arguably
based on material collected first-hand from the individuals involved in the phenomenon of …

A Systematic Review of Risk and Protective Factors among Female Violent Extremists

G Thijssen, L Van de Voorde, JJ Sijtsema… - Journal for … - journals.sfu.ca
Background: Women are often portrayed in the common sense as nonviolent. If they do
engage in terrorist activities, women are assumed to be passive agents, supporting their …