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| − | 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.
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| − | It is managed and funded by the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]], the [[Foreign Office]], the Police services and the [[Home Office]] and its affiliates, such as the [[Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism]] and [[Research, Information and Communications Unit]]
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| − | ==Objectives==
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| − | The fundamental objectives of PVE are to engage and work with Muslim communities to:<ref>[http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-publications/publication-search/prevent-strategy/preventing-violent-extremism?view=Binary Preventing Violent Extremism: A Strategy for Delivery] HM Government, Date unknown - accessed 25 November 2009</ref>
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| − | * Undermine extremist voices and ideologies so that mainstream voices can speak for the majority of Muslims, who are peaceful and law-abiding citizens
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| − | * 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.
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| − | * 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]]
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| − | * Strengthen the Muslim community as a whole to counter the ideas and beliefs of extremists
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| − | * Address the grievances that extremists may use to justify their arguments and actions, such as the Iraq war.
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| − | ==Criticisms==
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| − | In October 2009, the [[Guardian]] reported that Preventing Violent Extremism was being used "to gather intelligence about innocent people who are not suspected of involvement in terrorism".<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/anti-terrorism-strategy-spies-innocents Government Anti-Terrorism Strategy Spies on Innocent] 16 October 2009, the [[Guardian]] - accessed 25 November 2009</ref> The Director of the Human Rights organisation [[Liberty]] - [[Shami Chakrabati]] "branded [PVE] as the biggest spying programme in Britain in modern times and an affront to civil liberties".<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/16/anti-terrorism-strategy-spies-innocents Government Anti-Terrorism Strategy Spies on Innocent] 16 October 2009, the [[Guardian]] - accessed 25 November 2009</ref>
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| − | ===Notes===
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| − | [[Category:UK]][[Category:Counter-Terrorism]]
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