While, in principle, few would disagree with the notion of trying to stop people being drawn towards terrorist ideas and action, in practice this means engaging with people through the lens of a counter terrorist programme before they have actually committed any terrorist act.
It can feel like people are being seen through a criminal lens before any criminal act has actually taken place.
The answer to dealing with the reality of extremist tendencies might lie in some fundamental changes to our society. It is unclear that Prevent will be able to address this, writes Raffaello Pantucci.
Source: Police Professional | An MP’s murder: The failure of the Prevent programme?
