Extremists are targeting young Australians who crave belonging. What can we do?
- Written by Kristy Campion, Senior Lecturer in Terrorism Studies, Charles Sturt University
Eugene Chystiakov/UnsplashVulnerable young Australians are being targeted and recruited into extremist organisations. Sometimes, adult recruiters use grooming and coercion. Young people are seen as easy targets because they are looking for a place to belong, rather than holding deep-seated ideological beliefs.
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