Preventing Violent Extremism

The Preventing Violent Extremism Programme is the official name of Prevent strand of the British government's counter-terrorism strategy - Contest 2. It is sometimes abbreviated as PVE.

Objectives

The fundamental objectives of PVE are to engage and work with Muslim communities to:

• Undermine extremist voices and ideologies so that mainstream voices can speak for the majority of Muslims, who are peaceful and law-abiding citizens

• Disrupt those who promote violence as a methodology for change by strengthening moderate voices and their ability to counter the simplistic arguments and solutions to perceived and real grievances.

• Work with law-enforcement agencies, communities and community leaders to help bring back individuals who may be showing signs of radicalisation and/or extremism through programmes such as the Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund

• Strengthening the Muslim community as a whole to counter the ideas and beliefs of extremists

• Effectively address grievances that extremists may use to justify their arguments and actions, such as the Iraq war.