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Community-Based Counterterrorism: What French Security Forces Can Learn From The British Contest Model, Brian T. Preece
Community-Based Counterterrorism: What French Security Forces Can Learn From The British Contest Model, Brian T. Preece
Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union
France has been the victim of twelve high-profile terrorist attacks since 2012, despite its heavy-handed, legalistic approach to counterterrorism. The United Kingdom, in comparison, has undergone only one major attack since 2007. Is the British counterterrorism model, which focuses on engagement with community organizations and NGOs, proving more successful than the French approach? This paper proposes that France’s security forces should consider adopting aspects of the British community-based counter-radicalization model.