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Document Overview The paper outlines UNICRI’s set of initiatives involving community-based and settings-based rehabilitation and reintegration efforts for Violent Extremist Offenders (VEOs), including strategy, good practices, challenges, and program examples.Relevant Good Practice / Context Drawing on UN global counter-terrorism strategy, collaboration with countries, establishing frameworks, integrating community actors, religious and psychological components, addressing both custodial and non-custodial settings.This research by Chiara Bologna describes how UNICRI has developed and implemented initiatives to rehabilitate and reintegrate Violent Extremist Offenders (VEOs) through both institutional and community-based approaches. It situates these efforts within the United Nations’ broader Counter-Terrorism Strategy, especially the dual tracks of Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). Key points include: The need for tailored, context-sensitive programs, recognizing that each VEO’s beliefs, background, and risk profile differ. UNAFEI. The importance of involving multiple stakeholders — religious leaders, psychologists, social workers, civil society, prison staff — both within custody and in preparing for release. UNAFEI Efforts to bridge gaps between prison settings and the wider community through reintegration programs, supervision, aftercare, and community involvement. unicri.org Other UNICRI materials reinforce or expand on these themes: “Promoting Social Reintegration of Violent Extremist Offenders (VEOs)” — a recent overview of what UNICRI sees as key aspects & recommendations for reintegration, including family involvement, community environment, aftercare, mapping of resources. Country-level programmes (e.g. in Mali, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Morocco, Philippines, Thailand) implementing risk assessment tools, training prison staff, religious leader engagement etc.