Responding to radicalisation and extremism risks for youth: An emerging child protection and youth justice practice issue in Aotearoa

Authors

  • Tony Stanley Oranga Tamariki
  • Steven Barracosa Department of Communities and Justice, New South Wales. Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol36iss3id1161

Keywords:

Radicalisation, He Aranga Ake, social work, extreme ideology, youth extremism

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Practice note

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Cherney, A., Belton, E., Norham, S., & Milts, J. (2020). Understanding youth radicalisation: An analysis of Australian data. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/19434472.2020.1819372

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Oranga Tamariki – Practice Guidance. (2023). Responding to concerns involving extremism or radicalisation. https://practice.orangatamariki.govt.nz/our-work/assessment-and-planning/assessments/specialist-topics/responding-to-concerns-involving-extremism-or-radicalisation/

Rose, H., & Vale, G. (2023). Childhood innocence?: Mapping trends in teenage terrorism offenders. International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation. https://icsr.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ICSR-Report-Childhood-Innocence-Mapping-Trends-in-Teenage-Terrorism-Offenders.pdf

Rosseau, C., Johnson-Lafleur, J., Ngov, C., Miconi, D., Mittermaier, S., Bonnel, A., Savard, C., & Veissiere, S. (2023). Social and individual grievances and attraction to extremist ideologies in individuals with autism: Insights from a clinical sample. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 105, 1–12.

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Stanley, T. (2018). The relevance of risk work theory to practice: the case of statutory social work and the risk of radicalisation in the UK. Health, Risk & Society, 20(1–2), 104–112. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698575.2018.1444739

Stanley, T. (2024). The Oranga Tamariki Practice Framework: Setting out, explaining, and reinforcing our practice approach. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 36(1), 149–155.

Stanley, T., Guru, S., & Gupta, A. (2018). Working with prevent: Social work options for cases of “radicalisation risk”. Practice: Social Work in Action, 30(1), 131–146.

Helpful Resources for Social Workers:

He Atanga Ake. https://www.police.govt.nz/advice-services/counter-terrorism/he-aranga-ake

NZSIS Know the Signs. https://www.nzsis.govt.nz/assets/NZSIS-Documents/Know-the signs.pdf Know-the-signs.pdf (nzsis.govt.nz)

NZSIS New Zealand’s Security Threat Environment 2023. An assessment by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service New-Zealands-Security-Threat-Environment-2023.pdf (nzsis.govt.nz)

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2024-10-06

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Stanley, T., & Barracosa, S. (2024). Responding to radicalisation and extremism risks for youth: An emerging child protection and youth justice practice issue in Aotearoa. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 36(3), 83–88. https://doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol36iss3id1161