In Conversation with... Ian Acheson

In this week’s episode, Edwina talks to Ian Acheson about the threat posed by violent extremism in prisons. Ian is a former prison officer and now visiting Professor at Staffordshire University school of Law, policing and forensics. In 2016 he was asked by Government to conduct an independent review of Islamist extremism in prison, probation and justice in England and Wales. He currently works internationally advising Governments and institutions on how to combat ideologically inspired terrorism on behalf of the Counter Extremism Project. For more information:You can follow Ian @NotThatBiglanSummary of the main findings of the review of Islamist extremism in prisons, probation and youth justiceRead more about the One Small Thing charity here.Twitter - @OSTCharityThis podcast is created and produced by The London Podcast Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.