The Government unveiled its strategy to prevent people
being drawn into terrorism in June 2011. The new strategy
was published alongside a review of earlier Prevent activity and an
assessment of the extent and causes of radicalisation. You can read
more about the
prevent strategy on the Home Office website.
The Prevent programme is an integral part of the
wider counter terrorism strategy - CONTEST - and aims to stop
people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism by
challenging extremist ideology, helping to protect institutions
from extremists and tackling the radicalisation of vulnerable
people.
Prevent is delivered by a wide range of organisations including
the police service.
ACPO have created
a page about Contest
on Facebook to support Prevent partners across the UK and
overseas to identify and promote emerging best practice to
countering terrorism and extremist environments condusive to
terrorist activity.