# Prevent **Domain:** Counterterrorism prevention **Doc Type:** Developed Programme Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Prevent** is one part of the United Kingdom's CONTEST counterterrorism strategy. Its stated aim is to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism, including early intervention, work on ideological causes, and disengagement or rehabilitation. ## Significance Prevent is a live screening-and-referral system operating before criminal conviction. It therefore raises the collection's core questions about thresholds, base rates, false positives, professional judgment, consent, and the difference between susceptibility and guilt. ## Sources - UK Home Office, [Prevent duty guidance](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prevent-duty-guidance) ## Routes [[wiki/Channel Programme|Channel Programme]] · [[wiki/Base Rate|Base Rate]] · [[wiki/False Positive|False Positive]] · [[wiki/Cost Matrix|Cost Matrix]]