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Editorial |
Special Issue on Extremism
* Chief Executive of the National Policing Improvement Agency, UK
** Director of the History and Governance Research Institute, University of Wloverhampton, UK. E-mail: P.A.J.Waddington@wlv.ac.uk
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Violent extremism might seem a distant prospect for many readers but this edition seeks to explore the implications for democratic policing models of the growth of violent extremism, either in the form of internal extreme groups or on the borders of democratic states. The extreme other poses serious challenges for a police system committed to lawful and legitimate means. There is a temptation to lurch into equally violent action in response. As a