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Awareness and understanding of violent extremism

This indicator can encompass a range of issues including community understanding of the scale and prevalence of violent extremism, the causes of violent extremism, awareness of the risk factors for radicalisation,and support for CVE-related programs and the roles of different agencies and individuals in the prevention of radicalisation.

Outcomes

Resilience

  • Individuals that move down the path to violent extremism experience protective factors in their communities that may insulate them from risk factors

    This outcome is concerned with building resilience and capacity within a community around issues relevant to CVE. This is based on the assumption that cohesive communities are resilient against violent extremist influences, as people in these communities feel a greater sense of belonging and acceptance. Low levels of trust in government can see people becoming disengaged. CVE programs may be aimed at an individual or at certain population groups and neighbourhoods to build social cohesion or community capacity.

Ways to measure

See the Countering Violence Extremism Evaluation Indicator Document  [Pp 46-66] for practical suggestions on ways to measure such as survey instruments, example questions and using administrative data.

  • There does not appear to be any published quantitative measure of community awareness of violent extremism
  • Focus groups and interviews
  • Written submissions

Evaluations that use this indicator