GIRDS Contracted to Design New Deradicalization Program in the United States
On March 2, 2016 District Judge Michael Davis of the Federal Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA) ordered the risk and deradicalization assessment of four detainees who wanted to travel to Syria and join the “Islamic State”. For this assessment Judge Davis requested the services of GIRDS Director Daniel Koehler, who is one of the world’s most recognized experts in this field. In addition to the assessment Judge Davis asked Mr. Koehler to provide unique training for probation officers in order to design a new deradicalization program in Minnesota, which has seen the highest number of foreign fighter related cases in the United States.
This approach is the first time in the history of the United States and will introduce a complete new strategy in dealing with home-grown radicalization with the assistance of GIRDS. Our experts will be deeply involved in designing and implementing the program, as German expertise on the field of deradicalization has been made internationally recognized by the work of GIRDS and other organizations.
We are deeply honored by the expressed trust of Judge Michal Davis and will do our best to spread deradicalization and early intervention methods in the United States of America.
Read more about the project in this article from the Associated Press.