International research shows that youth is one of the groups that are the most vulnerable and most susceptible to radicalization. Some of the research findings show school workers’ lack of academic knowledge and practical experience with radicalized youth. As a result, they correlate general criminality with radicalization. The purpose of this study was to identify school workers’ readiness for detecting radicalization and taking preventive measures before the youth step on the path of radicalization. The authors applied a qualitative approach and conducted interviews and focus groups with 23 experts from the Slovenian educational system (i.e. top-down from the ministerial level and bottom-up from the primary and secondary school level). The results revealed that school workers can recognize vulnerable youth and are equipped with the appropriate knowledge and experience in terms of how to respond to different types of violence, but not radicalization. Even the elements that could be recognized as first steps in the radicalization process are reduced to deviant behaviour or simply peer violence. Bearing in mind this critical finding, school workers nevertheless are able to recognize certain types of deviant behaviour and know how to address them. By recognizing the problem and taking appropriate action, school workers can actually (unintentionally) prevent the continuation of the radicalization process.

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认识到学校中的青年激进化：斯洛文尼亚“前线”学校工作人员寻找指南针

国际研究表明，青年是最脆弱和最容易受到激进化影响的群体之一。一些研究结果表明，学校工作人员缺乏针对激进青年的学术知识和实践经验。因此，他们将一般犯罪与激进化联系起来。本研究的目的是在青年走上激进化道路之前，确定学校工作人员是否准备好发现激进化并采取预防措施。作者采用定性方法，对来自斯洛文尼亚教育系统的 23 位专家进行了访谈和焦点小组讨论（即自上而下的部级和自下而上的中小学）。结果表明，学校工作人员可以识别弱势青年，并在如何应对不同类型的暴力而非激进化方面具备适当的知识和经验。甚至可以被认为是激进化过程的第一步的要素也被简化为越轨行为或简单的同伴暴力。牢记这一重要发现，学校工作人员仍然能够识别某些类型的越轨行为并知道如何解决这些问题。通过认识到问题并采取适当的行动，学校工作人员实际上可以（无意中）阻止激进化进程的继续。甚至可以被认为是激进化过程的第一步的要素也被简化为越轨行为或简单的同伴暴力。牢记这一重要发现，学校工作人员仍然能够识别某些类型的越轨行为并知道如何解决这些问题。通过认识到问题并采取适当的行动，学校工作人员实际上可以（无意中）阻止激进化进程的继续。甚至可以被认为是激进化过程的第一步的要素也被简化为越轨行为或简单的同伴暴力。牢记这一重要发现，学校工作人员仍然能够识别某些类型的越轨行为并知道如何解决这些问题。通过认识到问题并采取适当的行动，学校工作人员实际上可以（无意中）阻止激进化进程的继续。