John Cohen

There was a perception that the CVE Program, which was started with good intentions, was mainly a subterfuge to facilitate surveillance of communities of color.

The challenges endanger our communities and our way of life, and include terrorism perpetrated by both foreign and domestic actors.

Our job is not to police thought and speech. Our job is to prevent acts of violence.

Today, the Department of Homeland Security operates with the understanding that, as it relates to domestic violent extremism, we face the greatest terrorist risks from those extremists who have been--either been recruited by al-Qaeda or…

However, we also know that violent extremism can be inspired by various religious, political, or other ideological beliefs.

not using `radicalization.' [Its] focus is not to police thought but to prevent violence.