Research generated by Prevent is abundant. The majority of studies focus on the delivery of Prevent as a Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) initiative but rarely question the methodological pretences that underpin its practices. There is mounting pressure from the public sphere and sections of the research community that is casting doubt on Prevent's effectiveness as a policy as well as its potential to cause harm to the vulnerable communities it professes to serve through the pre-criminal space it occupies. This qualitative investigation evaluates the implementation of Prevent and its Statutory Duty at the community level, drawing on the experiences of Local Authority (LA) Prevent managers and their pastoral networks, which are predominantly populated by schools and education providers. It questions the validity of the Prevent manager's evidence base, using the Foucauldian concept of governmentality and the Bourdieusian conception of the educational field to navigate this dynamic.

Prevent 产生的研究非常丰富。大多数研究侧重于将预防作为打击暴力极端主义 (CVE) 倡议的实施，但很少质疑支撑其实践的方法论借口。来自公共领域和研究界的部分压力越来越大，这使人们对 Prevent 作为一项政策的有效性及其通过其占据的犯罪前空间对其自称服务的弱势社区造成伤害的可能性产生了怀疑。这项定性调查评估了预防及其法定职责在社区层面的实施情况，借鉴了地方当局 (LA) 预防管理人员及其主要由学校和教育提供者组成的牧区网络的经验。它质疑 Prevent 管理器的有效性