School-Based CVE Strategies
Katie Moffett and Tony Sgro, November 2016
Summary
The importance of educating and organizing youth against violent extremism cannot be understated. Most recruits to violent extremist groups are in their twenties, with some even younger (Soufan Group 2015). It is, therefore, important to reach and influence vulnerable youth before they are radicalized. One strategy currently under way, from EdVenture Partners (EVP), leverages the college education market to do just this.
Keywords
youth extremism education; partnership
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