Prevent's Blind Spot: When Extremism Knows No Ideology The UK government's anti terror program, Prevent, has been touted as a safeguard against radicalization and extremism.
However, according to England's children's commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, it is failing those who need help the most – young people fixated on violence but lacking a clear ideological bent.
Referrals to Prevent involving children have increased by over 60% in the past decade, with 71% of these cases not featuring a clear extremist ideology.