At a critical time when divisive and extremist narratives are feeding new wars, inter-community and inter-personal conflicts, Gavrielides' new monograph challenges the current model for preventing and controlling violent radicalisation and extremism while it opens new possibilities through a positive, scientific approach. Gavrielides taps into the combined strengths of restorative justice, positive criminology and positive psychology to articulate and pilot a new model for prevention and control of the acts and behaviours that lead to violence and suffering.
The book combines philosophy, normative analysis and primary data collected through six pilot projects that were carried out in several countries from 2017. It presents the results of these pilots and normative thinking through critical analysis leading to practical tools for preventing and controlling harm particularly violent radicalised acts and extremist behaviours and worldviews.
This book speaks to researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and human rights campaigners from around the world looking for a new approach that can better serve harmed parties, their families, and communities.
Addressing Violent Radicalisation and Extremism: A restorative justice, psychoso
Table of contents
Preface: Professor Gerry Johnstone (Hull University, UK)
Foreword: Professor Gema Varona Martínez (Directora Instituto Vasco de Criminología Basque Institute of Criminology, University of the Basque Country, Spain and President of the World Society of Victimology)
Introduction
About the author
PART I: CHALLENGING AND CHANGING PERSPECTIVES
Chapter 1: Conceptual agreements and a new way forward
Chapter 2: Rehabilitation and restorative justice reconstructed: a new vision and practice of punishment as cathartic pain
Chapter 3: The RJiNEAR resilience mode: embodying the restorative justice ethos
Chapter 4: The dual nature of power: feeding and preventing terror
PART II: PERSPECTIVES PILOTED: SIX CASE STUDIES
Chapter 5: Case study 1 – preventing violent youth radicalisation: Large-scale pilots in the UK, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Sweden, Romania, and Portugal.
Chapter 6: Case study 2 - online violent youth radicalisation and the youth-led method for prevention.
Chapter 7: Case study 3 - understanding online violent youth radicalisation: Pilots in the UK, Cyprus, Greece, Belgium and France.
Chapter 8: Case study 4 - preventing violent radicalisation in the criminal justice system: Pilots in the UK, Turkey, Spain, Romania, Ireland and Italy.
Chapter 9: Case study 5 - preventing group and radical youth violence: A small-scale, community-based pilot in the UK.
Chapter 10: Case study 6 - building youth resilience through sports, art and restorative justice: A multi-year, ongoing community-based pilot in the UK.
PART III: EPILOGUE & PRACTICAL TOOLKITS
Chapter 11: Critical perspectives: Awakening the terrorist within
Annex I: Toolkits, e-courses & resources
Annex II: Train the trainer toolkit
Index