Unit for Attention to the Victims of Violent Radicalization (UAV)

MOTIVATION

There are multiple entities and agencies in charge of providing integral assistance to direct victims of terrorism of any kind. The objective of this multidisciplinary unit belonging to CISEG is, through prevention and detection, to offer support and guidance to those indirect victims. That they have a loved one immersed in a process of violent radicalization.

The Unit has a scientific circle of expert collaborators in the phenomenon to develop activities of academic orientation, intervention and support.

PREVENTION

DETECTION

SUPPORT

OBJECTIVES

1. Educate and educate about the challenge that for the community represents violent radicalization in the prevention, awareness and resilience against the violent radicalism of organizations of jihadist etiology.

2. Provide training and knowledge to family members and friends affected by the threat of violent radicalization.

3. Provide the community with guidance, attention and support to family members and friends affected by the threat of violent radicalization.

4. Promote social awareness and community empathy towards those relatives and friends affected by the threat of violent radicalization.

TARGET GROUPS

STATUTE OF THE VICTIM

Access

Indirect victims are all those persons with a close relationship with the direct victim and who also bear the consequences of the action. In terrorism, the number of indirect victims is heterogeneous and extensive. Although in the collective mind these people are observed as subjects who have not directly suffered the damage, suffer short, medium and long term consequences due to the rupture, trauma or loss of emotional bond with the victim of radicalization, attacks or terrorist activities, among others. We can include indirect victims (Echeburúa, Baca Baldomero and Tamarit Sumalla, 2006):

People who have collaborated in assistive devices during the attacks, to collect and find corpses, care for the injured or their relatives, among others.
Relatives of people who died during a terrorist attack or activity. Those that are geographically separated at the time of the attack are included.
Relatives of radicalized people who join violent organizations infringing a family breakdown and the emotional impact on their loved ones.