“We are analyzing the weak signals”… How France is fighting against the radicalization of young people

“We are analyzing the weak signals”… How France is fighting against the radicalization of young people
“We
      are
      analyzing
      the
      weak
      signals”…
      How
      France
      is
      fighting
      against
      the
      radicalization
      of
      young
      people

Device – Green number, reports, monitoring or simple prevention… For around ten years, the State has organized its responses in order to combat a phenomenon which has gained momentum among the youngest: radicalization

Twelve years old. A 12-year-old boy was found guilty of advocating terrorism at the end of August in Sochaux. The young boy had downloaded more than 1,700 videos of propaganda or massacres of a jihadist nature and shared them. This activity alerted the authorities, who are carrying out significant monitoring on the subject. But other channels exist and make it possible to combat a phenomenon that has grown in scale over the past ten years. “It is since the departures to the Iraqi-Syrian theaters of war that a public policy has been put in place,” explains 20 Minutes the Ministry of the Interior.

Its most well-known facet? A toll-free number (0800.00.56.96) which was long called “Stop Jihadism”. “It is for all families, relatives who have doubts about someone close to them and is strictly confidential,” they explain at Place Beauvau. “It will allow us to support them and inform the State services.”

Online, “police officers, reservists and psychologists” are there to listen, guide and reassure. “They will dissect the weak signals and see if there are signs of rupture that could suggest a certain(…) - 20minutes

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