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This book presents the voices of police and community members who have been involved in engagement and partnership projects designed for countering violent extremism. Though the threat of the so-called Islamic State garners a great deal of current attention, the book explores ideological violence prevention efforts in a number of contexts, to include that of paramilitary organizations as well as Qa´ida inspired actors.

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Introduction; Mary O´Rawe, P. Daniel Silk, and Basia Spalek 1. The Role of Communities and Police in Preventing Ideological Violence; Mary O´Rawe, P. Daniel Silk, and Basia Spalek 2.The Socio-Political Contexts Affecting Police-Community Engagement in Northern Ireland, Britain and the United States; Tara Lai Quinlan, Basia Spalek, and Mary O´Rawe 3. Police, Community, Conflict, and Context; Mark McGovern 4. The Muslim Safety Forum: Senior Police and Muslim Community Engagement During the War on Terror; Robert Lambert 5. Making Sense of Models of Community-Police Engagements in North Belfast; John Loughran 6. Communities and Policing in Transition; Noel Rooney and Liam Maskey 7. Lessons Learned from Loyalist-Police Engagement in Northern Ireland; Winston Irvine 8. Prevent and Police-Community Partnerships in Birmingham; Zubeda Limbada 9. Community Partnerships Thwart Terrorism; Deborah Ramirez, Tara Lai Quinlan, Sean P. Malloy, and Taylor Shutt 10. Pioneers Always Take the Arrows: LAPD Outreach to Muslim COmmunities in Los Angeles; Mark G. Stainbrook 11. Hearing Community Voices to Identify Best Practices; Alejandro J. Beutel 12. Building Bridges: The Experience of Leaders in Detroit, Michigan; Ihsan Alkhatib 13. Lessons Learned and Best Practices; Mike Abdeen 14. Concluding Chapter; P. Daniel Silk, Mary O´Rawe, and Basia Spalek

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Sergeant Mike Abdeen, Homeland Security Division´s Emergency Operations Bureau, USA Dr. Ihsan Alkhatib, Murray State University, USA Alejandro J. Beutel, Independent Analyst, USA Winston Irvine, Belfast Conflict Resolution Consortium, UK Dr. Robert Lambert, University of St. Andrews, UK Zubeda Limbada, Birmingham City Council, UK John Loughran, Intercomm, UK Sean P. Malloy, USA Liam Maskey, Intercomm, UK Dr. Mark McGovern, Edge Hill University, Lancashire, UK Tara Lai Quinlan, London School of Economics, UK Deborah Ramirez, Northeastern University, USA Noel Rooney, Peace III, UK Taylor Shutt, USA Mark Stainbrook, San Diego Harbor Police Department, USA

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