More young people are being detained over terror-related offences. But some are being helped in time.
Isolation and more time being spent online have been blamed for driving young people towards extremist viewsRecord numbers of young people are currently being arrested for terrorism-related offences.The figures were given to BBC Newsbeat by UK Counter Terrorism Policing who say an increasing number are in their early teens.Jon's started going down the rabbit hole after he saw a social media post.It struck a chord with Jon.
Jon got pulled towards the far-right and groups usually associated with racism and ultra-nationalism - the belief that one country and its people are superior to others.The new figures from UK Counter Terrorism Policing mean that one in five of those arrested for terrorism-related offences are under 18."These extreme ideologies are much more available online and on social media than they ever were before," he says.
By the time she approached Jon he was so far-gone that he offered her a campaign sticker and invited her to a demonstration.It led to him being referred to the government's counter-terrorism programme, Prevent. It's been heavily criticised since it was introduced in 2015, particularly by Muslim groups who say it unfairly targets their faith.