ABSTRACT

This chapter concentrates on what the professionals have to say, both positively and negatively, about the initiatives that are in place to supervise and support former detainees with a jihadi background. In order to get a sense of the complexities that contribute to the context of reintegration in the Netherlands, the chapter first overviews the parties involved in this process. It turns to the ideological, social and practical dimensions that factor in to supervising and supporting this process and close with a review of some of the challenges that remain. 'Tailor-made' or not, ideological, social and practical dimensions factor in to the possibilities and obstacles professionals experience when supervising and supporting these reintegration initiatives. The chapter focuses on each in turn. Supervising and checking up on a detainee in the social sphere is considered by most as the most difficult part of this work.