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CEP workshop on Radicalization and Probation

Current Trends in Germany

Brussels, 28 February 2018

Daniel Wolter DBH e.V. – Fachverband für Soziale Arbeit, Strafrecht und Kriminalpolitik 1

Amendment of

• f Federal Acts #1

(1) Extension of electronic monitoring for the following activities

• preparation of a serious act of violent subversion
• financing of terrorism
• support of a national or foreign terrorist organisation

 define “no go“ areas / vulnerable points

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Amendment of

• f Federal Acts #2

(2) Police Acts & Federal Criminal Office (BKA): Electronic monitoring for “ Gefährder“ (dangerous people)  a person who are not convicted, but there are signs that the person could commit a terrorist offence

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Federal Funding „Prevent and De-Radicalization in in Prison and Probation“ (2017-2020)

• Federal Programme: „Live Democracy!“ („Demokratie Leben!“)
• Duration: 3 years (2017-2020)
• one project per federal state
• target group: juvenile offenders
• include scientific monitoring by the Germany Youth Institute (DJI)
• global objectives of the programme:
• to recognise and prevent radicalization in prison and probation, to avoid

discrimination, to interupt radicalization process, to support exists, to build networks

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Aims of

• f the different model projects
• Bavaria: support and train probation officers to recognise signs of radicalization

and to deal with these offenders

• Berlin: to build a network and find multiplier, support probation officers

(consultation)

• Bremen: support and train probation officers to recognise signs of radicalization

and to deal with these offenders, workshops for political education

• Hamburg: support and train probation officers to recognise signs of radicalization

and to deal with these offenders, consulting service to develop new narratives with juvenile offenders

• …and so on.

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Where do we we stand today (i (in Germany)?

• many concepts, but only little experience with radicalized offenders in probation
• a large number of actors and stakeholders in the field of prevention and dealing

with these persons (a comprehensive overview is barely possible) – mega trend?

• what works? – little siginificant empirical information
• great attention to radicalized offenders – and the other 99 % of offenders?
• do probation officers really need new skills to deal with radicalized persons? Are

there great differences to non-radicalized offenders?

• social context? community?

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