GPM508 Radicalisation, Deradicalisation and Counter Radicalisation (16)
CSU Discipline Area: Policing, law enforcement & emergency management (POLEM)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject examines how and why people become so radicalised that they wish to kill others, and often themselves in the process. It is one of the most intractable issues facing people engaged in counter-terrorism activities today. Without knowing why a person becomes radicalised the process of de-radicalisation cannot start and counter-radicalisation strategies cannot be formulated. Students will therefore study radicalisation, how the process can be reversed (de-radicalisation) and what can be done to mitigate against people becoming radicalised (counter-radicalisation).
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
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| Distance | Manly | Session 2 |
| Distance | Manly |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: GPM508
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to draw on the broad body of knowledge and recent developments in theory and practice to critically evaluate the causal factors behind radicalisation
- be able to generate and evaluate critically strategies for de-radicalisation
- be able to discuss critically how such strategies could be introduced and could contribute to professional practice
- be able to evaluate critically selected governments' progress on de-radicalisation and counter-radicalisation
- be able to assess critically how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can assist in the radicalisation and de-radicalisation process
- be able to discuss critically the impact of globalisation on radicalisation since 11th September 2001
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- - the causal factors influencing radicalisation
- - what strategies can be introduced to assist de-radicalisation
- - what can be done to counter the radicalisation message
- - contemporary conflicts and the threat of terrorism
- - suicide bombers- motivations and profiles
- - role of women in suicide terrorism
- - CBRN terrorism
- - impact of globalisation
- - use of IT to aid in acts of terrorism
- - methods of attack and target selection
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.