The Deradicalisation of Terrorists

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deradicalisation, disengagement, terrorism, counterterrorism, violent extremism

Abstract

Governments today tend to grapple with the development and implementation of deradicalisation programs; and as such, the results of such programs have led to varying degrees of success. The programs of three nation states—Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia have been selected for discussion due to the diversity of programs used in these Islamic states. This study focuses on the distinction between disengagement and deradicalisation; and identifying and understanding the affects that push and pull factors potentially have to extricate identified terrorists from violent extremism. It also highlights Jack Roche as an example of someone that in general deradicalised himself as a result of push and pull factors. 

“If the development of terrorism is a product of its own time and place, it follows that issues of disengagement (and all that that implies) will also be context-specific and necessarily nuanced . . . in terms of how the programmes are constructed, implemented, and promoted . . .” (Horgan, 2008a: 7).

Author Biography

  • Jason-Leigh Striegher , Charles Sturt University

    Jason-Leigh Striegher is currently a doctoral candidate at the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security, Charles Sturt University. His research is focuses on the prevention of home grown violent extremism. Prior to commencing his doctorate, Mr Striegher completed a Master of Arts (Terrorism, Safety and Security). With over 25 years of experience in the Australian Defence Force and various policing agencies, Mr Striegher has also operated in numerous international locations in roles which include but are not limited to Anti-Terrorism Instructor for the Iraqi Police and the Jordan International Police Training Centre, Operational Safety Instructor in East Timor and Bougainville, Senior Military Police Investigator in Malaysia, and Force Military Police Liaison Officer in Cyprus—which included involvement in the major evacuation of Australians from Lebanon in 2006. Mr Striegher has lived in the Middle East and has travelled extensively throughout that region, gaining an intermediate level of proficiency in the Arabic language.

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Published

2013-03-01

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Issue 1, Number 1, 2013

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The Deradicalisation of Terrorists. (2013). Salus Journal, 1(1), 19-40. https://journals.csu.domains/index.php/salusjournal/article/view/issue-01-number-01-striegher