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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci

Tool to assess jailed terrorists before release criticised as unreliable and prejudicial to Muslims

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The Australian Human Rights Commission and the Islamic Council of Victoria argue the assessment tool used to determine the risk posed by released convicted terrorist is flawed. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

A tool used by authorities to assess the risk posed by convicted terrorists before their release from prison is unreliable and should be investigated, the Australian Human Rights Commission and a peak body for Muslims have argued.

The Violent Extremism Risk Assessment 2 Revised, known as VERA-2R, is used to measure the threat posed by extremists, often when considering whether they will be subject to strict court orders once their prison sentence is completed.

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