“Faced with copious evidence of radicalisation in prisons, a British government report from August recommended that particularly ex­tremist prisoners be ‘held in spe­cialist units and given effective de­radicalisation interventions’. Asked whether deradicalisation initiatives are worth pursuing, Sir Ivor Roberts, a member of the Euro­pean Advisory Board of the Coun­ter Extremism Project, said: ‘Yes, deradicalisation is a vital element in a larger counter-radicalisation strategy.’ Schemes vary greatly in ap­proach. In Muslim countries, for example, the onus is on replacing violent Islamism with ‘correct’ teachings of Islam, while in Den­mark candidates are treated as vic­tims of brainwashing rather than criminals and psychological wel­fare is prioritised.”