SERA Preventing radicalisation in prisons -

P a g e | 35 ERASMUS+ N° 580247-EPP-1-2016-1-FR-EPPKA3-IPI-SOC-IN IC courses enable new friendship networks to develop, and participants can go on to becoming Ambassadors for IC and Helpers or Facilitators, through receiving further (certificated) training. A Certificate of Completion for this University of Cambridge developed course is awarded. Independent teacher observation of outcomes in schools show: decreases in exclusions and detentions, improved interpersonal behaviour (e.g. desisting from gangs, self-harm, etc.), improved educational achievement’ (p. 275) 10. THINK ! http://www.think4peace.org Think ! is an intensive youth leadership programme to reduce vulnerability to radicalisation and enhance resilience. Course content includes interaction with speakers, including experts, formers and survivors ; questioning and critical assessment of multimedia ; role-play ; dialogue on different views ; discussion over (social) media narratives. During the course, participants learn to cultivate critical thinking skills, including self- and other-awareness ; strengthen their conflict-management skills, understand extremism and how resist unilateral narratives. RAN (2017) EVALUATION ‘Feedback from beneficiaries, commissioners and stakeholders validates effectiveness measured using the following tools : Standard off the-shelf means of assessing of critical thinking, empathy, and integrative complexity ; Extremism specific measures addressing knowledge of: causal factors, how to counter risks on the internet, what to do if concerned, and trust in sources of knowledge. Attitudes towards community cohesion, national values, authority, propensities to violence, xenophobia, and trust in various national and community groups & institutions’ (p. 300)