Practice Sheet. Legal constitution in May 2015; the centre was opened on 9 January 2016.

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1 Practice Sheet Project Title Centre for Action and Prevention Against the Radicalisation of Individuals (Centre d action et de prévention contre la radicalisation des individus, CAPRI) Location Area of intervention: the department of Gironde for referrals, and all of France for training and professional guidance Headquarters: Bordeaux Country: France Duration Legal constitution in May 2015; the centre was opened on 9 January Keywords Radicalisation prevention counter-narrative - families Background Following the January 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, several organisations in the Gironde region stepped up their efforts against radicalisation: the Muslim Federation of Gironde (Fédération musulmane de la Gironde), which was running a project of counter-narratives on the Internet; the Bordeaux City Council, which was planning to set up a monitoring commission on radicalisation and sectarian movements, and the Society for Research and Analysis on Mental Influence (Société de recherche et d analyse en emprise mentale, SFRAEM), which was being contacted by families of young people in a process of radicalisation. The prefecture of Gironde (i.e. the body that represents the national State in each region) thought of bringing these organisations together and working with them to set up what became CAPRI. Other stakeholders and organisations soon joined: psychiatrists from the Charles Perrens hospital in Bordeaux, the Bordeaux Métropole (greater Bordeaux) entity, the National Education system, the Regional Muslim Faith Councils (Conseils régionaux du culte musulman, CRCM) of the Aquitaine and Poitou-Charentes regions, the Departmental Council of Gironde, and the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Objectives CAPRI has two main objectives: to prevent and to act. Its missions are:

2 To prevent: training of social and youth professionals; awareness-raising about radicalisation and mental manipulation techniques; identifying individuals showing signs of being at risk. To act: ensuring pluridisciplinary care for individuals who are radicalised or present factors of vulnerability. Target groups CAPRI has two main target groups: any professional or citizen looking for information on radicalisation anyone who is directly confronted to a situation of radicalisation Strategy and Activities CAPRI's preventive action follows the classic classification of primary and secondary prevention. Primary prevention > Counter-narrative on Internet to deconstruct mental manipulation techniques used in extremist rhetoric and conspiracy theory. > Training of field actors (social and youth areas) on the signs of radicalisation. The purpose of these trainings is to enable professionals to behave in a non-stigmatising way, defuse tensions and engage in dialogue, while being aware of the radicalisation factors. > Intervention with individuals who are radicalised or present risk factors, on a psychological or social level. Secondary prevention > Providing psycho-social care by specialised psychologists and psychiatrists. > Intervention on religious matters with expert theologians, depending on the needs. Each intervention is designed individually. The centre can be contacted by any concerned person (family, professionals, entourage, etc.), either by mail or phone. First, the team advises and supports the person who is asking for help, confidentially and free of charge. Afterwards, and with the person's consent, an individual intervention can be set up. An analysis is conducted to detect eventual significant signs. If so, the pluridisciplinary evaluation unit (cellule pluridisciplinaire d évaluation) intervenes. Comprising various experts, it recommends the intervention best adapted to the case. If there are elements indicating immediate danger for the individual or public security, the association's bureau informs the relevant authorities, following a specific protocol.

3 Intervention process CAPRI receives a request First assessment Alarming or very alarming indicators Non-significant indicators Threat for the individual or national security Radicalisation without inmediate danger No radicalisation Protocol for referral to authorities Multi-disciplinary assessment unit Partners Adapted intervention programme Partnership Prefecture of Gironde, Inter-ministerial Committee for Crime and Radicalisation Prevention (Comité interministériel de prévention de la délinquance et de la radicalisation, CIPD-R), Inter-regional Directorate of Youth Judicial Protection (Direction interrégionale de la protection judicaire de la jeunesse), City Council of Bordeaux, Muslim Federation of Gironde (Fédération musulmane de la Gironde), Charles Perrens hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux Métropole, National Education system, Departmental Council of Gironde, Regional Council of Nouvelle Aquitaine, Centre for the Prevention of Radicalisation Leading to Violence (Quebec).

4 Budget CAPRI is financed by the prefecture and the CIPD-R, as well as by local authorities (municipality of Bordeaux, Departmental Council of Gironde, Regional Council of Nouvelle Aquitaine) and the Directorate of Youth Judicial Protection. The offices are provided by Bordeaux Métropole. Results Concerning secondary prevention, since it was launched in January 2016, CAPRI intervened on 33 cases in the department of Gironde (as of 7 September 2016). Furthermore, CAPRI has been consulted on numerous cases outside of the department. It has offered counselling and referred requests to the relevant local bodies. Concerning primary prevention, a video clip was created, which reached some 400,000 people, mainly through social media (you can watch it here: radicalisation.fr). Some 800 people, mostly professionals, took part in CAPRI's interventions. Less than a year after the launch of this scheme, it is too early to have a global, qualitative assessment. However, in a good number of cases, interventions have concluded successfully (the individuals have followed or are following a care path; relations within the family have changed...). Evaluation Concerning primary prevention: - The training modules are designed and adapted according to the participants' feedback (by means of an evaluation grid). - The video clip was tested with a group representative of the target audience. Social media viewing indicators enable us to evaluate a posteriori its relevance (duration, target, virality ). Concerning secondary prevention, the CAPRI team takes part in monthly group evaluation sessions of its work and practices. More globally, an internal preliminary review was presented to the association's General Assembly. An internal evaluation of the organisation, based on pre-set indicators, will be conducted at the time of the annual activity report. However, it is too early to draw conclusions based on this evaluation since the results of the scheme can only be observed over a certain period of time. Outlook Regarding primary prevention, the association wants to develop the training offer, in particular for professionals, because training is key to create a common culture about radicalisation and prevention throughout the department of Gironde and beyond. Furthermore, after a first educational video clip to deconstruct the propaganda narrative, it is envisaged to produce a second video. Regarding secondary prevention, the association will seek to strengthen its partnership with relevant institutions and the Youth Judicial Protection services.

5 Further information Website: radicalisation.fr address: Tel: +33 (0)