The Factors That Have Undermined The Existing Initiatives, And Recommendations For Successful De Radicalization

The use of terrorism started in 1795 relating to the reign of terror leaded by the French Government. The reason people become terrorist is because they see it as their only choice or is a sign for defending their religion. “The personal pathway model suggests that terrorists came from a selected, at risk population, who have suffered from early damage to their self-esteem,” (psychologist Eric D. Shaw). This explains how young adults are becoming terrorist to find themselves, also because they are not happy with who they are. Terrorist technology has changed over the course.

We are all individuals. As individuals, we do not all live the same lives and share the same interests. It is greatly because of this, there are many psychological and behavioral factors that can impact the radicalization of an individual. Not everyone is going to be as receptive to certain things as other people may be. We must understand what the factors are that can increase the likelihood of someone turning to a life of terror in order to have a more significant chance at countering them. It is important to know why someone joins an organization such as al Qaeda or a white supremacist group in order to know which

Tactics to induce terror in pursuit of a political goal have been utilized by a multitude of organizations across the globe. This method of power control is known as terrorism, and due to its impact and unpredictability, it is highly feared and monitored today in the 21st century. Attacks of this nature stem from radical beliefs of religion, ethics, or other politics, and have been carried out globally, ranging from the 9/11 attack in New York City to the 2015 shooting in Paris, France. Terrorism over recent years has grown despite an abundance of efforts by many nations and international organisations to stop development of such groups. This growth is partially attributed to advances in digital technology and the furtherment of communication techniques, such as social media and web-based content, which has allowed for the spread of these radical ideas across the planet making it difficult to control the advancement of these beliefs (Council on Foreign Relations, 2009). Terrorism will never be able to be fully stopped due to the abstract nature and ideology from which terrorism originates.

In this paper, I use a logic model to illustrate a sequence of stages within the Domestic De-radicalization program, which will bring about change in the increase of homegrown Muslim radicalization and terrorism and lead to intended results. I use critical elements such as inputs, outputs, and outcomes to show investors, assets, and results needed to communicate, the quality of the program. Additionally, I provide short-term, intermediate, and long-term outcomes expected because of the program. Lastly, I provide assumptions and external factors, which influence thoughts and outcomes.

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Radical Islamic leaders like Osama Bin Laden have made it clear that religion is at the heart of their terrorism and hate towards the West and particularly the American way of life. The internet is not the only place where disenfranchised and vulnerable individuals are exposed to radical ideology. The troubling reality is that clerics and mosques around the country allow their houses of worship to be used as training grounds for radicalization. “The common thread among these organizations is their ideology of Political Islam which aspires to implement sharia governance and to establish a global Islamic caliphate” (Clarion Project, 2017). Within the Criminal Justice System, radicalization and its threat to corrections and national security has resulted in creating a balance between prevention and the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause. The balance is created through “greater supervision by prison officials of chapel services, control of religious materials in prison, enhanced staff training regarding Islam as a religion, increased screening of chaplains and religious service” (Popeo, 2006). The FBI’s “Don’t Be A Puppet” campaign attempts to establish awareness of violent extremists groups in the youth population, which is most suitable to radical ideological influences. Ultimately, the threats from radical Islam and its potential attacks will be thwarted if more citizens immediately say something, when they see

Radical Islamists are activists whose main goal is to form an international group of Islamic believers. They are determined to form this group in whatever way they can, even using violence and having mass killings. The United States of America allows them to be radical because of their needs such as, oil. They take teachings from the Qur’an and radicalize them into violence and harsh beliefs, however, the majority of Muslims do not believe in most all of the ways of radical Islamists.

The research assessment on various study reports identified the distinct phases of radicalization process, which include, pre-radicalization, self-identification, indoctrination, and ‘Jihadization’ (Silber, M. D., & Bhatt, A., 2001). According to the research study, passing through the entire process sequence, makes an individual likely to get involved in implementation or planning of terrorist act. The researcher noted that Al-Qaeda has provided motivation for homegrown

“Stairs narrow toward the top. It becomes harder to turn back with each step” (Kershaw, 2010). As said before, there is not a “cookie cutter” definition of what creates a terrorist. One thing is very evident, the radicalization process of an individual is complex, diverse, and is often comprised of idiosyncratic characteristics.

I want to start out by explaining my title, Learning to Live Lightly: Confessions of Radicalization in Response to a Hurting Earth. ‘Radicalization’ and ‘radical’ are words heavily laden with negative meaning, and

Radicalization by definition is not political, religious, or ideological group. However, the term radicalization in its current form is most often used to describe a phenomenon that leads to home-grown terrorism. Al-Qaeda is one of the known groups that is responsible for homegrown attacks in the United States. Another group known today is called ISIS, and have the same interests of recruiting young individuals for possible attacks on our own soil. These individuals share certain commonalities, such as hobbies, religion, and specific ideologies. Terrorist organizations provide a specific ideology that caters to a very specific type of individual. Young individuals are targeted by terrorist recruiters in order to manipulate them at a young age

Homegrown violent extremists are defined as individuals who are radicalized and receive the inspiration to commit terrorist acts in the country they live in, from foreign terrorist organizations (New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, 2017). These individual's actions are independent of the foreign terrorist organization that inspired them. Although they receive inspiration from these foreign terrorist organizations the individual's personal grievances can influence what they do, and how and who they target (New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, 2017). Foreign terrorist organizations can influence people like this through the use of the internet as

The primary behavioral and psychological factors associated with disengagement can be seen through the factors that initiated radicalism initially. Like studied in our class the previous week; radicalism is generated through the individuals perspective of feeling injustice. First, injustice is when individuals perceive their actions are restrained and a fair trial is not given. Second, social or group dynamic behaviors and or media are important factors that could push the individual to the final level of commitment.

The work of Muslim terrorists continues to terrorize the world. Groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda wreak havoc upon those who choose not to join their “organizations”. According to Daniel Burke of CNN, “the jihadists are not recruiting 40 year-olds. They are targeting young people, who are besieged by conflicting media images and can move quickly from Internet inflammation to real world actions,” (Burke 5).

Regardless of a person’s background and upbringing, radicalization can change the beliefs some people hold be it good or bad. The feelings one has on or toward an issue, and one’s behavior. These changes can result in discriminate people or a group. Which may lead to cyberbullying. It also can happen to individuals and groups of like-minded people in many ways. Often the seed that starts the process of cyber bullying is the hate toward a single person or a group with similar idea. With a sense of injustice, radicalization of individuals can occur. If an individual, a close relative,