Following his own experiences as a young man engaging in unlawful and anti-community behaviour, the founder of There’s a Better Way, Glen Green, a former gang member was encouraged to set-up this now basketball focused project. Launching in 2010 There’s a Better Way seeks to use the positive approach of…
Serving Los Angeles and the Bay Area, Timelist offers two primary programmes for youth and adults, respectively. The Youth Development Programme for ages 13-18 to empower youth with positive influences and leadership training. This is achieved through group meetings, one-on-one counselling, and mentoring sessions. In addition to the Development Programme…
Encouraged by the successful release of One Mile Away, a feature length film that documents a twenty year ‘inner city war’ in Birmingham, it’s namesake is a social enterprise established by two former rival gang members from the Birmingham based Burgers and Johnsons. One Mile Away won Best British Film…
Operation Nicole is a two day training workshop for counter-terrorism officers. Developed by Lancashire Constabulary but identified as a model of good practice by the Association of Chief Police Officers, it has now been rolled out to other areas of the UK.
Founded in 2000 by Gerald Thompson, Pathways to Your Future (PTYF) has been on the frontline providing educational, human supportive and healthcare services to Los Angeles County foster-care and homeless youth. Moreover, the founders and members of PTYF have established significant services and leadership which over the years have built…
In the early 2000s, the right-wing extremist group Blood and Honour set itself up in Winschoten and started to attract young people through meetings, festivals and concerts. Between 2005-7, there was an increase in neo-Nazi demonstrations, which led to threats, assaults and other problems. The town was asked by Forum,…
Seeded in 2010 in response to the anxieties that result from the threat of terrorism and extremism and the supplementary fissures these issues have exhibited, namely within Western society and especially in Europe. These fissures have highlighted long-standing questions about identity, values, the nature of citizenship and democratic culture. Contemporaneous…
The Policy Centre for Roma and Minorities was founded in Romania in 2008, following a Council of Europe recommendation on the establishment of a think tank for Roma., The Centre carries out a 3-prong strategy for resolving conflict with the Roma: changing negative attitudes toward the Roma population, social inclusion…
The UK Government’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST, is made up of four inter-connected elements that support the ultimate aim of countering terrorism and allowing people to go about their daily lives, The Prevent strand, known as Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE), is run by the Department for Communities and Local Government and…
Rotterdamse Anti Discriminatie Actie Raad (RADAR) combines a variety of services to promote equality, inclusion and non-discrimination in the Rotterdam area and its surrounding municipalities. The initiative provides information, advice and support services to those directly affected by discrimination. It compiles a series of practical guides and documents related to…
The Radicalization Awareness Network (RAN) was established by European Commission in 2011 as an umbrella network of practitioners and local actors involved in countering violent radicalization within the European Union. The RAN@ Working Group on the Internet and Social Media (RAN@) is focused specifically on the issue of online radicalization….
Reclaim Our Kids is ongoing project and branch of the wider Sabaitis Educational Institution Inc. Founded by Patrick Sabaitis, a former recruiter of the US gang the Almighty Latin Kings turned behavioural life coach with experience in recruiting gang members, the project has been working with disadvantaged families and children…
