De-Radicalization: Model for prisons – Daily Notable
By Our Editorial Desk
Disengagement is all about alteration in behavioral process as De-radicalization relates to cognitive process, a fundamental change in understanding. Disengagement signifies behavior transformation. It is a resolve to affect change without violence.
Moreover It corroborates the theory of relinquishing the violence for the attainment of desired objectives. The disengagement process can be individual and collective as well.
Post 9/11, Global War On Terrorism
The 9/11 terrorist attack ensued Global war on terrorism (GWOT) spearheaded by United States. Multitude of terrorists were killed, captured and imprisoned. But, unfortunately, the prisons itself became the hotbed of radicalization and recruitment. Moreover Detained terrorist leaders and activists indoctrinated other inmates and get them into the fold of their terrorist groups.
Rehabilitation Efforts for Detainees
Disengagement and rehabilitation of detained terrorists is the hallmark of de-radicalization endeavors. Moreover different countries exploited diverse model to reform and de-radicalized the terrorists. As Saudi-Arabia, Indonesia, Yemen and Singapore involved reformed and repentant militants to de-radicalize the prison inmates.
Moreover It was realized that there is dire need to eliminate hatred, intolerance and bigoted interpretation of religion. The focus done on the changing the ideology and thinking process of detainees. The religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG) of Singapore focused on the counseling of detained elements.
The extreme views of detained terrorists rebutted by religious clerics with sound and cogent reasoning emphasizing the de-programming of violent radicalism. Moreover Saudi-Arabia initiated “social support” programme for prisoners. Religious scholars re-educate the detainees in the light of Quran and other religious teachings.
The prison facilities play a crucial role in the reformation process of inmates and obviate the possibility of their indulging in the cobweb of radicalization and become a ploy of terrorists. Prisoners have the equally fundamental rights to proper living, hygiene regimen, education and learning.
United Nations: Prisoners Rights
According to United Nations sources, the prisoners shall have the irrevocable right to enjoy the cultural activities as well as, educational milieu for the development and growth of personality as the penitentiaries are meant for reformation and not for destruction of personality.
The detention facilities play an important and unavoidable role in the rehabilitation and reformation of prisoners as the interment centers impart vocational trainings and introduce other skill development programmes to engage the militants and help them combating the identity crisis, enlightening them through modern and wholesome education, moreover by removing their worries about subsistence and job security.
De-radicalization programmes have been established in the countries of Yemen, Egypt, Saudi-Arabia, Sri-Lanka, Indonesia, and Singapore to de-legitimize the extremist ideological propagandas to lure the young innocent minds by misinterpreting the holy injunctions out of context.
The Prisons: Hotbed of Radicalization
The radicalization in the prisons causes by presence of hard-core militants, results from the conditions inherent in the prison environment, moreover the identity crisis syndrome and the desire to defy a system which is dubbed as exploitative and unjust.
Challenges And Measures to De-Radicalize The Inmates
The prison authorities and policy makers can diminish the radicalization challenges in the interment centers by taking measures curtailing the danger of self-radicalization, identity crisis, bad company, and redressal of grievance, provision of facilities and abdication of militant views. It follows that prison policies should geared towards;
1. Take cognizance of radicalization.
2. Effective monitoring of the ways and the activities of terrorist clique.
3. Controlling the bad influences coming from outside of the jails.
3. To bolster the prisoners to cuddle the inmate’s identities rather than put effrontery to authorities.
4. Ethnic, religious and cultural divide should discouraged and conflict line should erased to mitigate the ethnic, religious and racial issue to mitigate the chances of radicalization malady.
5. Mobilization and channelization of radicalized inmates to avert the identity crisis and for productive directions.
Prisons hotbeds of terrorism, but when the prisons utilized as correctional. Moreover and reformation centers, they render unconditional benefits to the society.
The alleged militants who were caught and placed in incarceration, if not properly checked and rehabilitated, moreover they can become victim of aggravated radicalization as the prisons are “places of vulnerability” in which radicalization takes place. Moreover Yet they utilized as incubators for peaceful change and transformation.
However, the inmates of prisons are very much perceptive to the radical ideologies in the very unsettling and vulnerable environment.
Social Network
The prisoners have no social network, the being in this estranged situation, Therefore, Prisons in other words, have served as incubators for wholesome change whose affect has been felt far beyond the prison boundaries.
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The inculcation of best practices, learning processes help in sensitization and normalization of life in prison houses. Moreover this is really possible, as in Switzerland and many other places this holistic and meaningful training in the prison houses has proved to be really fruitful and productive for better result.
The prison facilities required to supervised effectively. The welfare of detainees is utmost necessity.
Moreover the detainees should given opportunity to discuss the religious issues and they should imparted occupational training to get the opportunity to have alternative sources of earning and social support. Moreover The families of extremists should engaged in the de-radicalization pursuits.
Note (Opinions)
The Views expressed by the Writers do not necessarily reflect those of the Newspaper Daily Notable, www.thedailynotable.com
Respected readers, I have written on a very sensitive issue. De-radicalization is a non kinetic and soft option to set right the radicalised minds. It has been trying to emphasise that prisons are important place to either radicalize more or renounce the violent ideology. Different Muslim and non Muslim countries adopted the diverse De-radicalization models to reform the terrorists.
You will find the reading enlightened and cathartic. You are requested to share your comment in the comment section and do put a question if you feel any ambiguity or enquiry in the comment section. I will try my level best to answer you and douse your curiosity.
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Excellent work Dr muhammad Rizwan Bhatti Sb
commendable work dear brother you have explained the terminologies in proper way
I have read it thouroghly it is just a master piece writing the subject
Good research work bhatti sb
Rizwan Bhatti Sab Great Police Officer.
His Performance Excellent.
Excellent work done by Dr muhammad Rizwan Bhatti..
thats how you write on sensitive issue about De-radicalization and With the explanation it’s remarkable work..
Dr Sb we are waiting for your next article. God bless You.
Dear Rizwan Bhatti ,
Very informative and comprehensive information on this sestive issue ,
Very nyc ?
Not a lot of writers have touched this sensitive topic. In this society where the common people are in want of their rights, the rights of prisoners are truly infringed. Reforms in prison department whether they be of ethical or legal are the need of the time. You have rightly pointed out that inmates of these prisons come out as the skilled criminals after interaction with hard core criminals which could easly be thawrted. Really an impressive well resarched article by Dr. Rizwan Bhatti sb.
Awesome read. Its amazing to see how lightly you have put light on such sensitive issue. I hope our country start its contribution too in this matter.
Excellent elaboration of very mandatory phase in criminal justice system. The guideline “Disengagement is all about alteration in behavioral process” for prison department to fellow. Keep writing sir.
Hats off for covering such sensitive yet important issue !!
Great article. Must be implemented by high up people like you in police are real GEM. Keep writing and enlighten us with your thoughts
Excellent ? how wonderfully u have elaborated the issue. You are really a great police officer. Your work should be appreciated !!!
A very well written article. Pakistan Government must take serious steps to de-radicalize the upserge of issues mentioned in this article.