like prevent, these pre-crime policies in the past created ‘thought crime’
Pre-crime policies in Japan and Russia prior to World War 2 reveal uncanny similarities to the UK’s Prevent strategy and relied on the same social elements to be acceptable, writ
A sly move to sanction groups critical of the government
Here are four aspects of Gove's definition of extremism that distinguishes it from the last one.
new report calls for end to prevent data collection
This report by Open Rights Group is supported by Prevent Watch, and uses real cases and analyses responses to FOI requests. A must-read for all concerned.
portcullis house address: how prevent violates rights
Three main concerns about the Prevent strategy that are linked to civil liberties and human rights formed part of a recent presentation at Portcullis House.
How self-censorship on palestine could backfire
From self-censorship to democratic disengagement, the real impact of Prevent on young people should make the government reconsider Prevent – so, why are they only increasing the
out of sight, out of mind? the many harms of unrecorded prevent referrals
When it comes to Prevent referrals, these three specific and unexceptional case examples illustrate the undocumented impact of Prevent.
prevent in immigration: an evolving concern about racism and islamophobia in the system
Shawcross's recommendation on Prevent and immigration urges that the policy be extended into the immigration system and into job centres. But increasing their hostility is not the
surviving society: how prevent facilitates the far-right
During our recent Surviving Society podcast, we highlighted Prevent's love-hate relationship with the far-right and what it means for anti-Prevent advocacy.
Surviving society: prevent is an ideological ‘stop-and-search’ that is dangerous to justice
In this excerpt from the Surviving Society podcast, we break down why Prevent is the tip of a separate policy architecture that is set outside of long-established principles of evi
Scarman Lecture 2022: How Prevent disguises far-right influence in government
Since 2008, Criminology at Leicester has invited high profile guest speakers to deliver papers on current issues in criminology, criminal justice, policing and community safety.