ABSTRACT
In its memorandum 'From Dawa to Jihad' from 2004, the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service suggested 19 strategies to counter the presence of radical Islam. These counterstrategies vary from gaining insight into underlying intentions of radical Islamic groups and stimulating positive role models to addressing the alleged socio-economic breeding ground of radicalisation. The police are also expected to contribute to 'the collective development and implementation of appropriate intervention strategies concerning terrorism and radicalisation processes'. The Ministry of Justice's memorandum Radicalism and Radicalisation assigned broad functionality to the police, outlining that the police can be used in: Spotting and identifying cases of radicalisation;Involving other organisations;Collecting and sharing information. A report of Crisis Research Team (COT) on democracy and radicalism goes one step further and encourages frontline professionals to emphasise the values of freedom, equality and fraternity when talking with young people who are at risk of radicalisation and to continue to explain the limits of a constitutional democracy to them.
