Prevent Strategy

David Lowe is a retired police officer and is currently a senior research fellow at Leeds Beckett University Law School researching terrorism & security, policing and criminal law. He has many publications in this area including his recent books ‘Terrorism and State Surveillance of Communication’ and ‘Terrorism: Law and Policy’, both published by Routledge. David is regularly requested to provide expert commentary to UK national and international mainstream media on issues related to his research areas.Robin Bennett is a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Leeds Law School at Leeds Beckett University. Robin is currently in the final year of his PhD which analyses questions in relation to the impact of Prevent on academics and students in university law schools. Prior to joining Leeds Beckett, Robin completed his LLB at the University of Bradford and worked for a short time as a barrister’s clerk at a leading set of chambers in the North of England.

• 1. Youth Work, Radicalisation and Islam: Forming Empathic Spaces for Young Muslim People to Engage in Discussions of So-called Radicalisation and Extremism, of Religious Ideology, Identity and Foreign Policy.2. The Lived Experiences of Prevent in University Law Schools3. Determining Extremist Behaviour: Differentiating Between Freedom of Expression, Legitimate Political Commentary and Hate 4. Combating Online Extremist Recruitment: The Criminalisation of Opinion and Belief 5. The Role of the Police in the Prevent Strategy: The Disparity Between Prevent in Practice and Academic Research Conclusion

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