CVE – Study Guide, Practice Questions & Revision Notes
What is P/CVE? - correct answer ✔✔Preventing/countering violent extremism
Anti radicalization (against possibility of radicalization)
Ex media literacy, critical thinking skills should be taught to everyone not just those who are
radicalizing
Counter radicalization-stop/interrupting processes that are going on. More specific things aimed
at things that people are already entertaining. More precision programming. The Lines between
them are blurred.
a broad umbrella term that covers activity implemented by governmental and non
governmental actors seeking to prevent or mitigate violent extremism through non-coercive
measures that are united by the objective of addressing the drivers of violent extremism.
Cve is a recent development.
Anti radicalization-to prevent against radicalization
General good no specific target
Counter radicalization-to counter/work against an occurring process
Speaks to specific needs, targeted
What is the public health approach to CVE? - correct answer ✔✔Looking at it through a public
health lense vs a law enforcemnt one. Looks at stuctural ways to combat and prevent this from
happening rather than persecuting those who do this. Increases willingness to help them vs
they should be punished. We stop criminals, we don't help them. Recognizes the circumstances
that leads to these behaviors and addresses them.
Things that may be more difficult as a public health approach.
-it's very expensive
, -it could do more harm than good-
without community support, many interventions will never leave the ground
-if the community doesn't see radicalization, they won't support CVE
-certain organizations' participation may be seen as undermining previously established
relationships
-groups may not want to work together
Primordial (Anti)
Country and global actions. Affects the largest swath. Do it once and it'll last. You don't have to
keep working with it. Ex putting warnings on cigarette labels. Ex criminazing nazi paraphernalia.
Does Not necessary have to work.
Primary-before any specific risk factors have been seen. Addressing the root causes. Ex seatbelt
laws. Laws apply to everyone but people still have to choose to put on the seatbelt. Targets risk
factors that lead to injury.
Without any criminal or risky behavior. Ex. implementing media literacy in schools. People have
to choose to pay attention and follow it to work.
Secondary (counter)
Someone has already been exposed but we want to limit the effect it had. Early intervention.
Detecting or treating disease or injury. Ex nicotine patches help people who are already smoking
but let's help you get off it. For cve working with youth who play video games.
Pre criminal behavior
Tertiary. Treating people who are already affected. Improve quality of life. Deradicalization
Persons with extremism behavior.
What is P/CVE? - correct answer ✔✔Preventing/countering violent extremism
Anti radicalization (against possibility of radicalization)
Ex media literacy, critical thinking skills should be taught to everyone not just those who are
radicalizing
Counter radicalization-stop/interrupting processes that are going on. More specific things aimed
at things that people are already entertaining. More precision programming. The Lines between
them are blurred.
a broad umbrella term that covers activity implemented by governmental and non
governmental actors seeking to prevent or mitigate violent extremism through non-coercive
measures that are united by the objective of addressing the drivers of violent extremism.
Cve is a recent development.
Anti radicalization-to prevent against radicalization
General good no specific target
Counter radicalization-to counter/work against an occurring process
Speaks to specific needs, targeted
What is the public health approach to CVE? - correct answer ✔✔Looking at it through a public
health lense vs a law enforcemnt one. Looks at stuctural ways to combat and prevent this from
happening rather than persecuting those who do this. Increases willingness to help them vs
they should be punished. We stop criminals, we don't help them. Recognizes the circumstances
that leads to these behaviors and addresses them.
Things that may be more difficult as a public health approach.
-it's very expensive
, -it could do more harm than good-
without community support, many interventions will never leave the ground
-if the community doesn't see radicalization, they won't support CVE
-certain organizations' participation may be seen as undermining previously established
relationships
-groups may not want to work together
Primordial (Anti)
Country and global actions. Affects the largest swath. Do it once and it'll last. You don't have to
keep working with it. Ex putting warnings on cigarette labels. Ex criminazing nazi paraphernalia.
Does Not necessary have to work.
Primary-before any specific risk factors have been seen. Addressing the root causes. Ex seatbelt
laws. Laws apply to everyone but people still have to choose to put on the seatbelt. Targets risk
factors that lead to injury.
Without any criminal or risky behavior. Ex. implementing media literacy in schools. People have
to choose to pay attention and follow it to work.
Secondary (counter)
Someone has already been exposed but we want to limit the effect it had. Early intervention.
Detecting or treating disease or injury. Ex nicotine patches help people who are already smoking
but let's help you get off it. For cve working with youth who play video games.
Pre criminal behavior
Tertiary. Treating people who are already affected. Improve quality of life. Deradicalization
Persons with extremism behavior.
