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Success Stories: Violent Radicalization Threatens U.S., World

Objective: Continue to Protect our Nation from Dangerous People

Situation   Action
  • Radicalization: cultivation of extremist belief prone to violence
  • Ease of global communication exacerbates growing problem due to its networked nature
  • U.S. government is focused on home-grown plots
  • U.S. communities must be listened to and engaged
 
  • Feb, 2006: DHS forms cross-component Radicalization and Engagement Working Group (REWG)
  • Purpose: coordinate DHS response to emerging threats and develop outreach strategies
  • Prioritizes research & analysis of DHS concerns
Result    
  • DHS is the leader in partnering with local communities to reduce emerging threats
  • DHS works with all levels of government, from state & local to other Federal departments
  • DHS is constantly working to define the strategies to combat radicalization
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Case# 0000008
04/16/2007

This page was last modified on September 11, 2007