NeDiC – Network for Deradicalisation in Corrections
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Germany
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Name
NeDiC – Network for Deradicalisation in Corrections |
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Target audience
Violent extremists |
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Organisation
Hessian Ministry of Justice |
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Objectives
Identification, prevention, deradicalisation, and coordination |
Description
NeDiC – Network for Deradicalisation in Corrections is a workforce division of the Hessian Ministry of Justice which has the responsibility to oversee countering violent extremism practices (RAN, 2018). Their activity comprises four main phases:
Although there has been no formal evaluation of this programme, some activities have been proven successful, for instance teaching staff how to differentiate between moderate religion and extremism.
NeDiC – Network for Deradicalisation in Corrections is a workforce division of the Hessian Ministry of Justice which has the responsibility to oversee countering violent extremism practices (RAN, 2018). Their activity comprises four main phases:
- Identification – performed by individually trained correctional officers, called “structural observers”, whose single job is to monitor and gather information about extremist prisoners
- Prevention – improved by multi-agency cooperation which allows a continuous stream of information between different staff members, such as correctional staff, NGOs, Imams, the Hessian Ministry of Justice, the Hessian Criminal Police, and the Hessian Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
- Deradicalisation – even though this is also a goal, the main concern is disengagement and desistance from violent extremism. Interventions may involve reduction of individual radicalisation factors, individual and group-based deradicalisation programmes, anti-violence training, psychotherapy, and teaching of democratic values.
- Coordination – includes the overall coordination of the programme, education of staff, exchange of information with security agencies.
Although there has been no formal evaluation of this programme, some activities have been proven successful, for instance teaching staff how to differentiate between moderate religion and extremism.