Brandis & Sherburn will place the CVE programme above law enforcement: Which one of them will bear greater responsibility when they fail?

The following excerpt is from Australian Public Service's Gazette.It describes what the newly formed Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Section will do:

Working with community and government partners, we emphasise intervening early – addressing violent extremism before a law enforcement response is required. This critical, internationally recognised work is complex, exciting and rewarding.

The CVE Section is headed by one Anna Sherburn.As her profile suggests, her background is in  human rights (and marketing ,media liaison). Her background is likely to  ensure that intelligence on individuals who are the subject of intervention  will not be conveyed to law enforcement.To do so would contradict her objective.


Regardless, it is more likely than not that the CVE will fail (ask the Malaysians,Indonesians etc etc) and that the general public will suffer the consequences .When that happens, Ms Sherburn, and her Minister, one George Brandis, ought to be held responsible, and not allowed to hide behind public service secrecy.

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Anna SherburnAnna Sherburn Profile Picture

Director, Countering Violent Extremism Unit, Attorney-General’s Department

Anna Sherburn is the Director of the Countering Violent Extremism Unit in the Attorney-General’s Department. In this role, she is responsible for coordinating the Australian Government’s approach to countering violent extremism, which involves working with Government, non-government and community partners to enhance Australia’s community cohesion, community engagement and education, address online radicalisation and propaganda and efforts to intervene and divert individuals who are already radicalising to violent extremism to turn them away from ideologies of hatred and violence. Anna’s previous roles been in a variety of fields including human rights and anti-discrimination, media liaison and marketing.
An example of Ms Sherburn's work:

 UNDERSTANDING THE RADICALISATION PROCESS

It is important to understand what the radicalisation process looks like, in order for families, friends and communities to help prevent acts of violent extremism.

The radicalisation process

There is no single pathway of radicalisation towards violent extremism, as the process is unique to each person. However, there are some common elements in the experiences of most people who have become radicalised in Australia, regardless of their beliefs or motivations.
These elements include significant behavioural changes in major areas of a person's life including ideology, social relations and criminal activity. If someone is radicalising towards violent extremism, changes can often occur in all three of these areas.
A person's behaviour must also become more intense and extreme over time, when compared with that person's previous or 'normal' behaviour. Their circumstances and environment should also be taken into account.
Increasing religious devoutness or commitment to unconventional beliefs is not the same as radicalisation towards violent extremism.
If there is a valid alternative explanation for the changes in behaviour, these changes should not be considered a sign of radicalisation.
If a person radicalises to the point of promoting, threatening or using violence for an extremist cause, the Australian Government and the wider community have a responsibility to act.

Identifying radicalisation

Most individuals begin the radicalisation process in one of three key areas—ideology, social relations or criminal activity. This normally means that a person's behaviour will noticeably change in one area first, and not across all three areas at the same time, but change in these areas can happen very quickly.
Most people do not go all the way to becoming a violent extremist. Something or someone might interrupt the radicalisation process, and the person does not get to the point of threatening or using violence, and may even reject their radical ideas. When this happens, it is called disengagement. The active involvement of families, friends and the community in this process is very important.
More information on understanding and identifying radicalisation to violent extremism is available in the information sheet:







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The Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Section is responsible for delivering the Government’s new CVE programme. Our
vision is to reduce the risk of home grown terrorism by strengthening Australia’s resilience to radicalisation and helping individuals disengage from extremist influences and beliefs.
Working with community and government partners, we emphasise intervening early – addressing violent extremism before a law enforcement response is required. This critical, internationally recognised work is complex, exciting and rewarding.
As a Senior Policy Officer, you would be responsible for driving the development and national roll-out of an intervention
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with support services and diversion activities.
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated officer with excellent interpersonal skills and a strong ability to drive
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the Senior Policy Officer will be involved in include:
- securing State and Territory agreement to an implementation plan for a high profile new policy
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The Attorney-General’s Department serves the people of Australia by working to achieve a just and secure society. The
Department provides expert advice and support to the Australian Government to maintain and improve Australia's system of
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