50 26TH ANNUAL CRIME PREVENTION GUIDE ...continued THE STRATEGY Prevent, Detect, Deny and Respond continued... Prevent PURPOSE To prevent individuals from engaging in terrorism. This element focuses on the motivations of individuals who engage in, or have the potential to engage in, terrorist activities at home and abroad. Canada aims to target and diminish the factors contributing to terrorism by actively engaging with individuals, communities and international partners, and through research to better understand these factors and how to counter them. DESIRED OUTCOMES • Resilience of communities to violent extremism and radicalization is bolstered. • Violent extremist ideology is effectively challenged by producing effective narratives to counter it. • The risk of individuals succumbing to violent extremism and radicalization is reduced. PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES Working with individuals and communities to counter violent extremism The threat from violent extremism is a significant national security challenge. Radicalization, which is the precursor to violent extremism, is a process by which individuals are introduced to an overtly ideological message and belief system that encourages movement from moderate, mainstream beliefs towards extremist views. This becomes a threat to national security when individuals or groups espouse or engage in violence as a means of promoting political, ideological or religious objectives. The Strategy articulates Canada’s commitment to addressing the factors contributing to terrorism, including radicalization leading to violence. The threat of violent extremism does not originate from a single source, but a diverse range of groups and individuals who either actively participate in or who support violent extremist activities. For this reason, the Prevent element of the Strategy focuses primarily on building partnerships with groups and individuals in Canadian communities. Working closely with local-level partners will help foster a better understanding of preventative and intervention methods to stop the process of radicalization leading to violence. Two examples of Prevent initiatives which seek to promote government-community collaboration include: • the Cross-Cultural Roundtable on Security, jointly supported by Public Safety Canada and the Department of Justice, which brings together leading citizens from their respective communities with extensive experience in social and cultural issues to engage with the Government on long-term national security issues; and • the RCMP’s National Security Community Outreach, which responds directly to the threat of radicalization leading to violent extremism through local initiatives intended to address potential political violence and to identify and address the concerns of minority communities.
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