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| − | :The University does not provide information or guidance to its staff or students of this type, nor does it have a procedure to review or assess reading lists, module descriptors or other teaching materials which explicitly or in practice consider questions of safety and risk under terrorism legislation as part of its remit. LJMU does not have a system, policy or procedure in place for dealing with any potential actions taken by the authorities against the institution, its staff or students under terrorism legislation, nor does it have a system, policy or procedure in place for ‘preventing violent extremism’. However, the University does provide general guidance and expectations to its staff and students and this can be found on the University’s website in the following documents: [http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/staffhandbookLJMU.htm Staff Handbook] and [http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/lea100491.htm Student Handbook]. | + | :The University does not provide information or guidance to its staff or students of this type, nor does it have a procedure to review or assess reading lists, module descriptors or other teaching materials which explicitly or in practice consider questions of safety and risk under terrorism legislation as part of its remit. LJMU does not have a system, policy or procedure in place for dealing with any potential actions taken by the authorities against the institution, its staff or students under terrorism legislation, nor does it have a system, policy or procedure in place for ‘preventing violent extremism’. However, the University does provide general guidance and expectations to its staff and students and this can be found on the University’s website in the following documents: [http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/staffhandbookLJMU.htm Staff Handbook] and [http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/lea100491.htm Student Handbook].<ref>Liverpool John Moores University, [http://www.scribd.com/doc/38550935/Liverpool-John-Moores Teaching About Terrorism FOI 1 Response], ''Scribd'', Accessed 03-January-2010</ref> |
==Freedom of Information Request 2== | ==Freedom of Information Request 2== | ||
Revision as of 00:50, 4 January 2011
Teaching About Terrorism is a 2009/10 research project funded by C-SAP, one of the Higher Education Academy's subject networks. The project aims to research the extent and nature of teaching about terrorism in UK Universities, primarily in the disciplines of Sociology, Politics and Criminology[1].
Freedom of Information Request 1
According to the response of this University to the initial four part teaching terrorism FOI request, the answer to all four questions was 'no'[2] . The four questions being:
- Does your institution provide any information or advice to students or staff on any potential liability under Terrorism legislation which might result from accessing materials for teaching or research ?
- Does your institution have any kind of procedure to review or assess reading lists, module descriptors or other teaching materials which explicitly or in practice considers questions of safety and risk under terrorism legislation as part of its remit ?
- Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for dealing with any potential actions taken by the authorities against the institution, its students or staff under Terrorism legislation ?
- Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for ‘preventing violent extremism’ as recommended for example in the government guidance document ‘Promoting Good Campus Relations’
The University's answer to all four questions in full:
- The University does not provide information or guidance to its staff or students of this type, nor does it have a procedure to review or assess reading lists, module descriptors or other teaching materials which explicitly or in practice consider questions of safety and risk under terrorism legislation as part of its remit. LJMU does not have a system, policy or procedure in place for dealing with any potential actions taken by the authorities against the institution, its staff or students under terrorism legislation, nor does it have a system, policy or procedure in place for ‘preventing violent extremism’. However, the University does provide general guidance and expectations to its staff and students and this can be found on the University’s website in the following documents: Staff Handbook and Student Handbook.[3]
Freedom of Information Request 2
Resources
- Freedom of Information Results, Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results
Notes
- ↑ Teaching Terrorism, About, Teaching Terrorism, Accessed 24-September-2010
- ↑ Freedom of Information Results, Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results
- ↑ Liverpool John Moores University, Teaching About Terrorism FOI 1 Response, Scribd, Accessed 03-January-2010
