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UK: 60 children per week sent to government ‘counter-terrorism’ program

Dec 27, 2016 3:38 pm By Christine Douglass-Williams

…some communities are “very suspicious” of Prevent and stressed the importance of being as transparent as possible about a programme which has drawn accusations of secrecy.

The secrecy is the crux of the issue. How effective is this so-called program? Who are those being recommended? That such a program is largely secret, yet receives at least 60 referrals per week, suggests that it is out of control and could even itself pose a threat to British citizens, who are being kept in the dark. The public is paying for this program with no accountability on the part of authorities, yet again.

There should long ago have been widespread protests over the million British girls who were assaulted by Muslim rape gangs, but there weren’t, so the announcement that sixty children per week are being referred to a counter-terrorism program likely will not elicit any significant pubic queries.

The mastermind behind the 9-11 attacks, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, stated that:

jihadi-minded brothers would immigrate into the United States” and “wrap themselves in America’s rights and laws” until they were strong enough to rise up and attack us. “He said the brothers would relentlessly continue their attacks and the American people would eventually become so tired, so frightened, and so weary of war that they would just want it to end.”

The entire West has become tired, frightened and weary. The fact that 60 children per week are being referred to a counter-terrorism program is indication either that the foe is relentless or that the law enforcement apparatus is overwhelmed and wearying — or both.

“Sixty children referred to Government’s counter-terrorism programme every week”, by Hayden Smith, UK Independent, December 27, 2016:

Sixty children are referred to the Government’s controversial Prevent counter-terrorism programme every week, new figures have shown.

The figures show that in 2015/16 there were around 7,500 referrals to Prevent – a rate of 20 a day.

Of those, 3,100 were aged under 18 – with 61 of them under 10 years of age.

Prevent has been credited with playing a role in disrupting more than 150 attempted journeys to the conflicts in Iraq and Syria, and is also handling a growing number of cases linked to far-right extremism.

But it has repeatedly come under fire, with critics labelling it heavy-handed and “toxic”, and there have been calls for it to be independently reviewed.

Mr Cole, the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for Prevent, defended the programme.

He told the Press Association: “Some of those that criticise, criticise perceptions of Prevent rather than what it is.

“Something that gets lost in the debate is that this is a voluntary scheme which takes place in the pre-criminal space.

“This is not about people who are suspected of terrorist offences. This is about people who professionals, friends, family, community members have concerns about and who need some help and support.”

Of the 7,500 referrals, approximately:

:: 37% were assessed as having no vulnerability and therefore no action was taken.

:: 25% of referrals were assessed as having a “non counter-terrorism vulnerability” and referred to other agencies.

:: 10% were assessed as having a counter-terrorism vulnerability and engagement with Channel, a programme which supports those identified as being at risk of radicalisation, or other similar intervention, took place.

:: 28% of cases were ongoing.

Where an ideology was identified and recorded, just over half, or around 54%, of referrals related to Islamist extremism. Nearly one in 10 referrals was linked to far-right extremism.

In September, the head of Oxford University attacked the Government’s controversial counter-extremism scheme Prevent, describing it as “wrong-headed”.

Vice chancellor Louise Richardson said universities should be places where students could debate freely and learn how to challenge arguments that they found objectionable.

Mr Cole, chief constable of Leicestershire Police, emphasised the importance of a combination of education and enforcement for policing issues.

He acknowledged that some communities are “very suspicious” of Prevent and stressed the importance of being as transparent as possible about a programme which has drawn accusations of secrecy.

Summarising the typical process, he said: “There’s an assessment about an individual and a programme of support put round them.

“Sometimes that programme is nothing to do with extremism or radicalisation. It’s identifying that somebody might need job opportunities, educational opportunities, that their housing provision isn’t great.”

Elsewhere he:

:: Warned that the internet enables young people to access information in an “uncontrolled” way, adding: “Lots of that’s good, but some of it is a threat”;

:: Said Daesh – also known as Islamic State – has a “really sophisticated” communications operation;

:: Estimated that just under 10% of referrals were from families and communities, saying: “We would like that to be more. It’s a big step to refer somebody you love into a formal process around safeguarding. We understand that, we have huge sympathy”;

:: Described a new counter-terrorism duty imposed on state bodies last year as “sensible” – but it has proved to be “quite challenging in some environments where people see it as spying and intruding and preventing access to a space for thought”;

:: Denied that a referral that goes nowhere should be seen as a failure, saying: “I’d be really worried if every single referral led to an action.”

Prevent was introduced following the 7/7 attacks in London as part of a wider counter-terrorism strategy known as Contest….

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  1. Angemon says

    Dec 27, 2016 at 3:55 pm

    Of those, 3,100 were aged under 18 – with 61 of them under 10 years of age.

    A 10-year-old doesn’t have a fully developed brain so he can’t “self-radicalize” online or whatever they’re calling it today – his “extremist” views are a reflection of the views his closer community (i.e., his family) holds. What’s being done in regard to their families?

    • gravenimage says

      Dec 27, 2016 at 4:53 pm

      Good question, Angemon.

    • Anne Smith says

      Dec 28, 2016 at 5:32 am

      Absolutely nothing, nor is anything being done about the mosques they attend. Is that surprising when for the last five years we have had a “Lord” Ahmed as Government Minister in charge of counter terrorism? Now he has now gone to be Minister of Aviation and was last heard of trying to stop alcohol being served to airline passengers. No doubt a good Muslim intention.

      Most English people despair of the Government’s cack-handed attempts to persuade Muslims of the error of their ways. They quite clearly don’t want to be told to assimilate, integrate and behave like the English. They should be returned to a Muslim country where they can indulge their stupid primitive beliefs and practices without disapproval. Of course, they might find that in those sort of countries they won’t enjoy the comforts which science and technology have made available to the West, but their religion is far more important than home comforts, isn’t it?

  2. Stephanie says

    Dec 27, 2016 at 4:33 pm

    … counter-terrorism?

    Muslims sing Christian carols 🙂

    https://twitter.com/schnellmann_org/status/813858569523253252

  3. gravenimage says

    Dec 27, 2016 at 4:52 pm

    UK: 60 children per week sent to government ‘counter-terrorism’ program
    ……………………….

    Shocking–and how many more would qualify if authorities knew about them.

    And yes–how effective is this program? How long does it last? What happens when the minors complete it? Are they still monitored?

    What about the parents? Relatives? The local Mosque?

    British citizens have the right to know.

  4. Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says

    Dec 27, 2016 at 7:46 pm

    So there are three programs, named Contest, Prevent, and Channel.

    ==QUOTE== Mr Cole, the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for Prevent, told the Press Association: “Something that gets lost in the debate is that this is a voluntary scheme which takes place in the pre-criminal space.” ==UNQUOTE==

    Hmmm, “the pre-criminal space”. Where have we heard language like that before? Here:

    “Minority Report is a 2002 American science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg and loosely based on the short story of the same name by Philip K. Dick. It is set primarily in Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia in the year 2054, where “PreCrime”, a specialized police department, apprehends criminals based on foreknowledge provided by three psychics called “precogs”.
    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_Report_(film)

  5. Marty says

    Dec 28, 2016 at 4:52 am

    “60 children per week sent to government ‘counter-terrorism’ program”
    Meanwhile, at least 300,000 per week go to mohammedan ‘faith schools”, often
    paid for by the UK taxpayer, to be raised as misfits & criminals.
    Also, thousands of mohammedan kids are “home schooled”, which means they
    are sent to illegal madrassas, where terrorist supporting perverts can
    distort their minds & make them hate the West.
    Gutless politicians, plenty of them subject to mohammedan bribes & threats,
    have no care for our country’s future.
    In 50 years we will be like the Lebanon, with mohammedans the largest religious
    group.
    The cursed politicians who will have caused the disaster will have all died very
    wealthy.

  6. Linda Rivera says

    Dec 28, 2016 at 9:33 am

    UK ruling elites know that the ONLY way counter terrorism can be successful is for the millions of Muslims they imported (and FORCED native Brits to provide for financially), would be for all Muslims to leave the Islamic cult.

    Ruling elites are cognizant that the Quran COMMANDS Muslims to perpetrate satanic atrocities, rape, gang rape, torture, mass barbarically slaughter non-Muslims and Conquer and Enslave all non-Muslim nations and peoples under Extremely Barbaric sharia.

    This is precisely what British, European, American, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand leaders want Muslims to do and it’s why our TRAITOR leaders colonised our nations with Muslims. This was all planned many decades ago.

    Our leaders regard ISLAM as the ONLY Acceptable ‘religion’ Cult on earth. Judaism and Christianity are Despised and intensely Hated by our God-hater leaders.

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