To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. Alert s 1959 eviscerates free speech from gary franchi rtr national director 11277 this is an urgent action alert s 1959 violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act of 2007 must be stopped at all costs. This case study shows that violent radicalization can be an outcome of a complex interaction between social, political, cultural, historical, and interpersonal factors 1,5,6,3033. Violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act of 2007 i talked about this with members of my, pretty much mainline church. Global developments and trends in violent radicalization, domestic recruitment and homegrown terrorism present growing challenges to u. A public health approach to understanding and preventing. Pdf pdf provides a complete and accurate display of this text. The violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism act of 2007 s. The act would establish a national commission and a universitybased center for. Caroline fredrickson, director of the washington legislative office of the aclu said, law enforcement should focus on action, not thought. Madam speaker, homegrown terrorism is a very dangerous threat and must not be overlooked. A public health approach has the potential to foster social inclusion and social justice in communities that. There is established within the legislative branch of the government the national commission on the prevention of violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism. The violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act 2007 comment on the rationalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act 2007 bill.
S 1959 violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism. Title viii of the homeland security act of 2002 6 u. Muslim homegrown terrorism in the united states muslim. Violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism act targets. Cities and the prevention of violent radicalization. Civilian inmate labor program 14 january 2005 unclassified pdf file h. Fortythree people were arrested in 2009 on a variety of terroristrelated offenses. An act to provide measures to combat terrorism and for connected matters. The violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act of 2007 was a bill sponsored by rep. House of representatives recently passed hr 1955 titled the violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act of 2007. Violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention. Clarke and newmann 2007, 2009 have applied the concept to terrorism, with.
The violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act was a bill introduced in october 2007 by congresswoman jane harmon, a democrat who also sits on the house intelligence committee. Recent plots inside the united states, such as the act by fort. Preventing violent radicalization bipartisan policy center. Given the growing number of homegrown young men who embrace violent radicalization processes, as well as the present growth in the number of terrorist attacks, hate crimes and xenophobic incidents. This bill is one of the most blatant attacks against the constitution yet and actually defines thought crimes as homegrown terrorism. Violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act of 2007.
How radicalization to terrorism occurs in the united. The senate is currently considering a companion bill, s. The violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act passed the house of representatives on oct. The violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act 2007 comment on the rationalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act 2007 bill that was passed by the house of.
The issue is not the need to fund serious scholarly research into terrorism violence and bigotry. Very recent acts of terrorism in the uk were perpetrated by homegrown, well educated young people, rather than by foreign islamist groups. Applying a public health approach to the prevention of violent radicalization in the population will include a search for risk and protective markers that can be a focus of interventions to minimize recruitment to violent radicalization. The aclu continues to have serious concerns regarding the violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act of 2007. Violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act of. Selected literature on radicalization and deradicalization from. In his study on homegrown terrorism and radicalization in europe, tomas precht defines homegrown terrorism as acts of violence against targets primarily, but not always, in western countries in which the terrorists themselves have been born or raised tomas precht, homegrown terrorism and islamic radicalization in europe. Muslim homegrown terrorism in the united states the belfer. Received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on homeland security and governmental affairs. Harmans bill is called the violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act. Since its founding in 2012, the national institute of justices domestic radicalization to terrorism program has sponsored research on how radicalization to terrorism occurs in the united states in order to support prevention and intervention efforts.
Wiley series in psychology of crime, policing and law. A comparative analysis with violent hate crimes and groupbased terrorism 20 the objective of this project was to analyze loneactor terrorism in relation to two seemingly related behaviors. Pdf cities and the prevention of violent radicalization. When hr 1955 becomes law, it will create a commission tasked with. Violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act of 2007 amends the homeland security act of 2002 to add a new section concerning the prevention of violent radicalization an extremist belief system for facilitating ideologically based violence to advance political, religious, or social change and homegrown terrorism violence. Violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act of 2007 call or write congress add to list react to this bill with an emoji. Blending what is known from youth violence research in the united states with what has been projected foretells a rough scenario. The violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act 11262007 10. Language inserted in the act does partially define homegrown terrorism. The shameful history of the preventive detention of japanese americans. Jane harman dca in the 110th united states congress. The term radicalization will be used here to refer to the process through which individuals adopt or promote an extremist belief system for the purpose of facilitating ideologicallybased violence to advance political, religious, or social change. While she is a democrat in name, she conforms to the neocon agenda through her support of israel and the use of military force to control middle east. I write on behalf of the association of the bar of the city of new york the association to express the associations opposition to s.
Interesting enough, however, mention by these same congressmen now objecting has not been made that in late 2007 over 400 members of the house passed an act, the violent radicalization and homegrown terrorist act of 2007 in which such broad based language was included which actually is responsible for ms. Passed house amended 1023 2007 violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act of 2007 amends the homeland security act of 2002 to add a new section concerning the prevention of violent radicalization an extremist belief system for facilitating ideologically based violence to advance political, religious, or social change and homegrown terrorism violence by a. This article is a contribution to the study of religious radicalization, in particular, religious radicalization that promotes violence. Project censored in a startling affront to american freedoms of expression, privacy, and association, the violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act h. The ongoing stress related to being viewed as a threat can undermine social cohesion and social capital, both of which are important determinants of population health and preventing community violence. Violent radicalisation and homegrown terrorism prevention act. Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the house committee on homeland security on august 1, 2007. The violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism. This act may be cited as the violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act of 2007.
Since its creation in 2012, the national institute of justices domestic radicalization to terrorism program has sponsored research to support community members and practitioners in 1 identifying individuals who are radicalizing to terrorism and 2 developing prevention and intervention efforts. Violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act of 2007 referred to senate committee after being received from house latest major action. Daily congressional violent radicalization and homegrown. Identification of these risks for violent radicalization informed the development of specific community appropriate interventions 29. Critics say it could herald a new government crackdown on dissident. Aclu statement on the violent radicalization and homegrown.
The internet has aided in facilitating violent radicalization, ideologically based violence, and the homegrown terrorism process in the united states by providing access to broad and constant streams of terroristrelated propaganda to united. The united states has an obligation and a solemn duty to guard against the violent radicalization of the american population, a radicalization that has farreaching, devastating implications. Counterterrorism approaches grounded in the criminal justice system have not prevented violent. London 2005 attacks perpetrated by european homegrown terrorists, there.
Thompson of mississippi, from the committee on homeland security, submitted the following r e p o r t to accompany h. The homegrown terrorism prevention act legislation predicated on the official story of the 91101 attack on october 23, 2007, the us house of representatives passed h. Prevention of violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism a in general. Social determinants of health, violent radicalization, and. Homegrown terrorism prevention act raises fears of new.
The act, which was sponsored by congresswoman jane harman of california, was passed in the house by an overwhelming 405 to 6 vote on october 24th and is now awaiting approval by the senate homeland. The aclu continues to have serious concerns regarding the violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act of 2007 h. Risk factors and indicators associated with radicalization. The mainstream media has made no effort to inform the public of the impending violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism prevention act.
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