Just X Berlin
|
Germany
|
|
Name
Just X Berlin – Prevention and deradicalisation in Berlin prisons |
|
Target audience
At-risk individuals or (partially) radicalised youths/young adults across all extremist strands |
|
Organisation
Violence Prevention Network (VPN), Denkzeit, Nexus |
|
Objectives
Deradicalisation and disengagement of inmates |
Description
The association of organisations Just X provides sessions to support prevention, intervention, deradicalisation, post-release support and qualification in Berlin prisons. Working on a case-by-case basis, a committee with representatives from each of the organisations will take a joint decision on all cases reported to the JUST X office about which of the methods would make most sense in which case and provide the prison in question with a suitable proposal.
The assumption here is that in the case of radicalised extremists you cannot view the individuating process has ended. With the help of various methods used in social work as well as political education and on the basis of a scientifically evaluated educational diagnosis, the clients are enabled to break away from ideological mindsets, distance themselves from extremist movements and think and act independently. The focus of the work is to initiate deradicalisation and disengagement processes or avoid further radicalisation as well as help to enable an independent life free from extremist environments and ideas.
The aim of the intervention is to establish a way of reaching the affected individuals, developing a working relationship for actual deradicalisation. The following skills, topics and content are discussed in the individual meetings:
Target group are at-risk individuals or (partially) radicalised youths/ young adults (across all extremist strands) including individuals who:
Furthermore, particular attention will be paid to post-release transition management and stabilisation mentoring. Starting early on during imprisonment will lay the groundwork for independent and responsible living outside prison. It is only with this long-term approach to educational support that a relationship of trust between the trainers and clients can be effectively employed in the transition. Support for the intervention will come from close cooperation and exchange with the probation services as well as social work organisations and other social services.
Objectives:
The association of organisations Just X provides sessions to support prevention, intervention, deradicalisation, post-release support and qualification in Berlin prisons. Working on a case-by-case basis, a committee with representatives from each of the organisations will take a joint decision on all cases reported to the JUST X office about which of the methods would make most sense in which case and provide the prison in question with a suitable proposal.
The assumption here is that in the case of radicalised extremists you cannot view the individuating process has ended. With the help of various methods used in social work as well as political education and on the basis of a scientifically evaluated educational diagnosis, the clients are enabled to break away from ideological mindsets, distance themselves from extremist movements and think and act independently. The focus of the work is to initiate deradicalisation and disengagement processes or avoid further radicalisation as well as help to enable an independent life free from extremist environments and ideas.
The aim of the intervention is to establish a way of reaching the affected individuals, developing a working relationship for actual deradicalisation. The following skills, topics and content are discussed in the individual meetings:
- Identifying, activating and strengthening personal resources and social skills;
- Encouraging the client to understand their own life pathway up until now and biographical understanding of violent, militant and extremist paths, in particular considering how enemy images are formed;
- Continuous dialogues which trigger questioning, instil curiosity about alternative points of view and contribute to identifying the negative consequences of a dysfunctional ideology;
- Creating the right conditions and a plan for the future in the sense of taking responsibility for leading an independent life;
- Providing support and advice in critical life situations;
- Involving support systems to help minimise problems (e.g. family, social environment).
Target group are at-risk individuals or (partially) radicalised youths/ young adults (across all extremist strands) including individuals who:
- Have been previously convicted of offences set out in the German criminal codes §89a StGB (preparing a serious act of violent subversion) or §129a StGB (forming a terrorist organisation) or have committed other extremist motivated crimes and/ or violent acts;
- Have come to the notice of the authorities due to hate speech/crimes (e.g., racism, anti-semitism, homophobia);
- Maintain known contact with extremist milieus and/or organisations (e.g., neo-Nazi groups, Reichsbürger, jihadi networks);
- Preach violence in order to achieve political aims or express intentions to travel to war zones.
Furthermore, particular attention will be paid to post-release transition management and stabilisation mentoring. Starting early on during imprisonment will lay the groundwork for independent and responsible living outside prison. It is only with this long-term approach to educational support that a relationship of trust between the trainers and clients can be effectively employed in the transition. Support for the intervention will come from close cooperation and exchange with the probation services as well as social work organisations and other social services.
Objectives:
- Assistance with returning to a social environment;
- Structuring everyday routines;
- Establishing stable and resilient social relationships;
- Integration into education or work;
- Enabling a life free from crime in accordance with the values of the democratic order;
- Securing the moving away from extremist milieus.