Preventing Ideological Violence: Communities, Police and Case Studies of “Success”

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
The Role of Communities and Police in Preventing Ideological Violence: Considering the Literature, Policies, and Potential....Pages 15-32
The Sociopolitical Contexts Affecting Police-Community Engagement in Northern Ireland, Britain, and the United States....Pages 33-51
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Police, Community, Conflict, and Context: Some Thoughts on British Muslim and Irish Comparisons....Pages 55-66
The Muslim Safety Forum: Senior Police and Muslim Community Engagement During the War on Terror....Pages 67-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Communities and Policing in Transition: The Northern Ireland Experience....Pages 91-103
Making Sense of Models of Community-Police Engagements in North Belfast....Pages 105-125
Lessons Learned from Loyalist-Police Engagement in Northern Ireland: The Connect Program....Pages 127-135
Prevent and Police-Community Partnerships in Birmingham....Pages 137-150
Community Partnerships Thwart Terrorism....Pages 151-169
Pioneers Always Take the Arrows: Lapd Outreach to Muslim Communities in Los Angeles....Pages 171-189
Hearing Community Voices to Identify Best Practices: Building Antiterrorism Partnerships with American Muslims....Pages 191-207
Building Bridges: The Experience of Leaders in Detroit, Michigan....Pages 209-225
Lessons Learned and Best Practices: The Outreach Efforts of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Community Policing Method with Emphasis on the Muslim Community....Pages 227-237
Conclusion....Pages 239-263
Back Matter....Pages 265-273