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Research and practitioners’ experiences provide insight into building capacity for working with violent extremists and meeting their specialized needs.
NIJ-funded research projects have led to a better understanding of the processes that result in violent action, factors that increase the risk of radicalizing to violence, and how best to prevent and respond to violent extremism.
NIJ-funded research challenges some common assumptions about what motivates young people to engage in violent extremism.
