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Criminal Justice, Risk and the Revolt against UncertaintyAgainst the Odds? Unraveling the Paradoxes of Risk Prevention in Counter-Radicalization Strategy

Criminal Justice, Risk and the Revolt against Uncertainty: Against the Odds? Unraveling the... [This chapter probes some of the ambiguities and contradictions that emerge in the application of pre-emptive, risk-based techniques of crime regulation. Utilizing the example of measures designed to counter radicalization, the deployment of risk discourses and techniques is subjected to scrutiny. Focusing on the impacts of Prevent, a nationwide strategy introduced in the UK to combat terrorism, both the rationale for and the application of risk-based logics in security management are interrogated. It is demonstrated that reactive and hastily implemented security measures may produce iatrogenic effects on specific minority groups that constitute targeted populations. Further, the broader consequences of the use of risk-based modes of intervention on human rights and civil liberties are documented.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Criminal Justice, Risk and the Revolt against UncertaintyAgainst the Odds? Unraveling the Paradoxes of Risk Prevention in Counter-Radicalization Strategy

Part of the Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society Book Series
Editors: Pratt, John; Anderson, Jordan
Mythen, Gabe
Criminal Justice, Risk and the Revolt against Uncertainty — Mar 18, 2020
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Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
ISBN
978-3-030-37947-6
Pages
167 –189
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-37948-3_8
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Abstract

[This chapter probes some of the ambiguities and contradictions that emerge in the application of pre-emptive, risk-based techniques of crime regulation. Utilizing the example of measures designed to counter radicalization, the deployment of risk discourses and techniques is subjected to scrutiny. Focusing on the impacts of Prevent, a nationwide strategy introduced in the UK to combat terrorism, both the rationale for and the application of risk-based logics in security management are interrogated. It is demonstrated that reactive and hastily implemented security measures may produce iatrogenic effects on specific minority groups that constitute targeted populations. Further, the broader consequences of the use of risk-based modes of intervention on human rights and civil liberties are documented.]

Published: Mar 18, 2020

Keywords: Counter-radicalization strategy; Pre-emptive intervention; Prevent; Violent extremism; Terrorism

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