(From the abc) Very interesting 4 corners tonight by the looks of it. I suggest folk go to the site and read the comments made by the readers.
Aggressive policing turns Muslims to terrorism: study
Posted 2 hours 54 minutes ago
A study from the Global Terrorism Research Centre at Monash University suggests that Australia's approach to stopping terrorism might actually be encouraging it.
Waleed Aly from the centre says the aggressive police approach is alienating young Muslim men, who may be more likely to turn to radical groups as a result.
He says a community-based approach may be more effective than a hardline approach.
"The problem is that as we repeat that (hardline) approach, what we actually end up doing is exacerbating the problem," he told tonight's Four Corners program.
"We set in motion drivers that move us towards greater radicalisation."
He says currently the police are too willing to use aggressive tactics.
"(Police) feel 'the more aggressive we can be, the harder we can be, the better'." he said.
"That is, that it's better to err on the side of being aggressive than to err on the side of being soft."
