NewsCEPOL Knowledge Centre on Counter-terrorism delivers activity on countering radicalisation leading to violent extremism
Last week, the CEPOL Knowledge Centre on Counter-terrorism (CKC CT) delivered in the Czech Republic onsite activity 42/2023/ONS on countering radicalisation leading to violent extremism . CKC CT focuses on designing and implementing relevant training opportunities for law enforcement officials, including practitioners working in the field of PVE/CVE. Activities are designed by CKC experts to offer tailored, needs-based training programmes that help keep practitioners up to date and build law enforcement capacity at the European level, a key element for enhanced security.
More specifically, the aim of activity 42/2023/ONS was to enhance law enforcement officials’ performance in the areas of countering radicalisation and various forms of violent extremism, with a focus on prevention and multi-agency cooperation. The course followed the blended learning methodology introduced by the new CEPOL Strategy 2023-2025, i.e. it was designed as a multi-step activity: step 1, was completed last week (onsite training in the Czech Republic from 5-9 June) while step 2, a practical study visit, will take place beginning of July in The Netherlands.
26 law enforcement practitioners, experienced in the field of preventing and countering violent extremism (PVE/CVE) from EU Member States and Ukraine, gained an in depth understanding of relevant topics from experts in the field. Experienced trainers from the Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Austria, Europol and the Radicalisation Awareness Network
shared up-to-date knowledge and expertise. Participants could exchange best practices and have fruitful discussions with their trainers and peers regarding topics of mutual interest in a learning environment that helped build trust at EU-level.
The exchange of knowledge focused on topics such as current trends in violent extremism and processes of radicalisation, the community-policing concept and its role in PVE/CVE and benefits for law enforcement from multidisciplinary working. Also, preventing radicalisation in an evidence-based way, safeguarding fundamental rights, countering radicalisation and the online dimension of violent extremism, as well as the use of EU instruments, were areas discussed in detail during the week of onsite training.
The activity also facilitated the development of an EU-level network of practitioners working in the field of PVE/CVE, allowing for trusted cross-border cooperation, contributing to the success of law enforcement operations and strengthening the European security ecosystem.
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About CEPOL Knowledge Centres
CEPOL Knowledge Centres (CKCs) are hubs for knowledge transfer and peer-learning for practitioners working in a particular field or crime area, addressing the current needs of law enforcement officials across the EU. CKCs bring together experts in specific fields from law enforcement in EU Member States, JHA agencies and the European Commission. Currently, CKCs experts contribute to both the design and the implementation of CEPOL training programmes in the following areas: Counter-terrorism, Law Enforcement Cooperation, Information Exchange and Interoperability. All in all, CEPOL Knowledge Centres support the agency’s Training Needs Analysis and help ensure the quality of the implemented activities in those specific areas.
More information about the work of CEPOL CKCs is available here.
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