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Sébastien Brouillette-Alarie

Prévention de l'extrémisme violent; Évaluation du risque; Psychométrie; Délinquance sexuelle

Professeur associé

Faculté des arts et des sciences - École de criminologie

sebastien.brouillette-alarie@umontreal.ca

Chargé de cours

Faculté des arts et des sciences - École de criminologie

Chargé de cours

Faculté de l'éducation permanente - Criminologie

Media

Extrémisme de droite, haine et violences fondées sur le genre au Canada (discours de bienvenue)

RPC-PREV : Notre équipe de recherche

Revue systématique des qualités psychométriques des outils d’évaluation du risque de radicalisation

Successful and less successful components of primary and secondary PVE programs: A systematic review

Successful and less successful components of tertiary PVE programs: A systematic review

Systematic review of the reliability and validity of risk tools for violent radicalization

Profile

education

  • 2009 — Baccalauréat — PsychologieUniversité de Montréal
  • 2011 — Maîtrise — CriminologieUniversité de Montréal
  • 2016 — Doctorat — CriminologieUniversité de Montréal
  • 2018 — Stage postdoctoral — CriminologieUniversité Laval

Affiliations and responsabilities

Research affiliations

Research units

Membre

  • Responsable de la recherche du Réseau des praticien(ne)s canadien(ne)s pour la prévention de l’extrémisme violent (RPC-PREV), UQÀM (2018 - présentement)

Teaching and supervision

Student supervision

Theses and dissertation supervision

  • Codirecteur de doctorat d’Emmanuel Danis, département de psychologie, UQÀM (2023)

Directed Studies

  • Directeur de papier de synthèse de Traian Toma, École de criminologie, Université de Montréal (2023)

Stages and Others

  • Superviseur de stage de Rania Ikram Djermane au RPC-PREV (2023)
  • Superviseur de stage d'Emmanuel Danis au RPC-PREV (2020)
  • Superviseur de stage d'Éléa Laetitia Savard au RPC-PREV (2019)
  • Superviseur de stage de Maya Lambert Vandelac à l'Institut national de psychiatrie légale Philippe-Pinel (2012)

Jury Member

  • Président-rapporteur pour le mémoire de maîtrise de Maxime Valérie Olivier, École de criminologie, Université de Montréal (2023)

Other educational activities

  • Membre du comité de parainnage de Traian Toma (2023)

Projects

Research projects

2023

Financement d’organisation : programmation 2023-2028 du RPC-PREV

Lead researcher : Ghayda Hassan
Co-researchers : Sébastien Brouillette-Alarie
Funding sources: Sécurité publique et protection civile Canada
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-Programme de conributions pour le projet Kanishka (PCPK)
2021

Investigating the role of school professionals in the prevention of social polarization and radicalization leading to violence

Lead researcher : Sébastien Brouillette-Alarie , Felix Munger
Funding sources: Sécurité publique et protection civile Canada
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-Programme de conributions pour le projet Kanishka (PCPK)
2021

“Deconstructing violent radicalization: Towards a critical anti-oppressive framework” e-learning course

Lead researcher : Ghayda Hassan
Co-researchers : Sébastien Brouillette-Alarie
Funding sources: CRSH/Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada
Grant programs: PV152160-Subvention Connexion
2020

Preventing violent radicalization in Canada: A virtual community of practice model for improved multiagency collaboration and professional practices

Funding sources: CRSH/Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada
Grant programs: PVX99097-Subvention de développement de partenariat
2020

The impacts of engagement with – and exposure to – hateful content in traditional and social media, including on processes of radicalization to violence, as well as other harmful effects such as those related to fear, trauma, and polarization

Funding sources: Sécurité publique et protection civile Canada
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-Programme de conributions pour le projet Kanishka (PCPK)
2020

Fit for purpose of methods and tools to detect, assess and monitor factors relevant to the risk of violent radicalization or related forms of violent acting out: A systematic review of evidence

Lead researcher : Ghayda Hassan , Sébastien Brouillette-Alarie
Funding sources: Sécurité publique et protection civile Canada
Grant programs: PVXXXXXX-Programme de conributions pour le projet Kanishka (PCPK)

Outreach

Participation à des jurys (hors de l’institution)

  • Évaluateur externe du mémoire de maîtrise de Laure Jouvet, département de psychoéducation, UQTR (2023)

Publications and presentations

Publications

  1. Brouillette‐Alarie, S., Hassan, G., Varela, W., Danis, E., Ousman, S., Madriaza, P., Kilinc, D., Pickup, D., Borokhovski, E., & CPN‐PREV team. (2024). Are tools that assess risk of violent radicalization fit for purpose? A systematic review [Manuscript in preparation]. École de criminologie, Université de Montréal.
  2. Hassan, G., Deli, C., Ousman, S., Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Rousseau, C. (2024). Systematic review of trajectories into violent radicalization: A typology of trajectories [Manuscript in preparation]. Department of psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal.
  3. Brouillette-Alarie, S., Hassan, G., Ousman, S., Savard, É. L., Kilinc, D., Madriaza, P., Varela, W., Pickup, D., & Danis, E. (2024). Systematic review on the outcomes of tertiary prevention programs in the field of violent radicalization [Manuscript submitted for publication]. École de criminologie, Université de Montréal.
  4. Hassan, G., Brouillette-Alarie, S., Braddock, K., Carthy, S., Madriaza, P., & Gill, P. (2024). PROTOCOL: Government-led communication campaigns for reducing violent extremism: A systematic review [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Department of psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal.
  5. Raymond, M., Proulx, J., Ruest, G., & Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2023). Sexual recidivism during treatment: Impact on therapists. Sexual Abuse, 35(7), 787-811. https://doi.org/10.1177/10790632231153636
  6. Hassan, G., Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Ousman, S. (2023). Risk for violent radicalization: Do primary, secondary and tertiary prevention programmes effectively address risk and protective factors? In C. Logan, R. Borum, & P. Gill (Eds.), Violent extremism: A handbook of risk assessment and management (pp. 179–212). UCL Press. https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781800081970
  7. Rousseau, C., Johnson-Lafleur, J., Ngov, C., La Rochelle, X., Brouillette-Alarie, S., Gignac, M., Veissière, S., & Crocker, A. (2023). Risk assessment challenges in a specialized clinic for individuals referred for violent extremism. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/tam0000214
  8. Giguère, G., Bourassa, C., & Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2023). Effect of the differential item functioning (DIF) of LS/CMI items with convicted men and women. Journal of Experimental Criminology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09559-9
  9. Brouillette-Alarie, S., Lee, S. C., Longpré, N., & Babchishin, K. M. (2023). An examination of the latent constructs in risk tools for individuals who sexually offend: Applying multidimensional item response theory to the Static-2002R. Assessment, 30(4), 1249–1264. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911221076373
  10. Miner, M. H., Brouillette-Alarie, S., Newstrom, N., Robinson, B. E., Thornton, D., & Hanson, R. K. (2023). Reliability and factor structure of the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale. Sexual Abuse, 35(1), 83–102. https://doi.org/10.1177/10790632221082667
  11. Giguère, G., Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Bourassa, C. (2023). A look at the difficulty and predictive validity of LS/CMI items with Rasch modeling. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 50(1), 118–138. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548221131956
  12. Hassan, G., Madriaza, P., Brouillette-Alarie, S., Danis, E., Varela, W., Ousman, S., Kilinc, D., Savard, É. L., Lavoie, L., & the CPN-PREV team. (2022). Guidelines for the prevention of violent extremism online and offline: Findings from the expert conference and the Delphi consensus process. Canadian Practitioners Network for the Prevention of Radicalization and Extremist Violence. https://cpnprev.ca/guideline-committees/
  13. Hassan, G., Brouillette‐Alarie, S., Ousman, S., Madriaza, P., Varela, W., Danis, E., Kilinc, D., Pickup, D., Borokhovski, E., & CPN‐PREV team. (2022). PROTOCOL: Are tools that assess risk of violent radicalization fit for purpose? A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 18(4), Article e1279. https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1279
  14. Lehmann, R. J. B., Brouillette-Alarie, S., Pedneault, A., & Knight, R. A. (2022). Validating the Screening Scale of Pedophilic Crime Scene Behavior. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51, 4085–4096. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02354-z
  15. Hassan, G., Rabah, J., Madriaza, P., Brouillette-Alarie, S., Borokhovski, E., Pickup, D., Varela, W., Girard, M., Durocher-Corfa, L., & Danis, E. (2022). PROTOCOL: Hate online and in traditional media: A systematic review of the evidence for associations or impacts on individuals, audiences and communities. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 18(2), Article e1245. https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1245
  16. Brouillette-Alarie, S., Hassan, G., Varela, W., Ousman, S., Kilinc, D., Savard, É. L., Madriaza, P., Harris-Hogan, S., McCoy, J., Rousseau, C., King, M., Venkatesh, V., Borokhovski, E., & Pickup, D. (2022). Systematic review on the outcomes of primary and secondary prevention programs in the field of violent radicalization. Journal for Deradicalization, 30, 117–168. https://journals.sfu.ca/jd/index.php/jd/article/view/577
  17. Paquette, S., Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Seto, M. C. (2022). Pornography use, offense-supportive cognitions, atypical sexual interests, and sexual offending against children. The Journal of Sex Research, 59(6), 792–804. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2021.2023450
  18. Hanson, R. K., Newstrom, N., Brouillette-Alarie, S., Thornton, D., Robinson, B. E., & Miner, M. H. (2021). Does reassessment improve prediction? A prospective study of the Sexual Offender Treatment and Progress Scale (SOTIPS). International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 65(16), 1775–1803. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X20978204
  19. Hassan, G., Brouillette-Alarie, S., Ousman, S., Savard, É. L., Kilinc, D., Madriaza, P., Varela, W., Pickup, D., Danis, E., & the CPN-PREV team. (2021). A systematic review on the outcomes of tertiary prevention programs in the field of violent radicalization. Canadian Practitioners Network for the Prevention of Radicalization and Extremist Violence. https://cpnprev.ca/systematic-review-3/
  20. Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2021). Quelles sont les interventions les plus efficaces pour réduire le risque de récidive des auteurs de crimes sexuels? Revue Internationale de Criminologie et de Police Technique et Scientifique, 74, 3–22.
  21. Hassan, G., Brouillette-Alarie, S., Ousman, S., Kilinc, D., Savard, É. L., Varela, W., Lavoie, L., Fetiu, A., Harris-Hogan, S., Borokhovski, E., Pickup, D., Madriaza, P., Rousseau, C., Thompson, S. K., McCoy, J., Venkatesh, V., Boivin, M., Srimathi Narayana, M., Morin, D., ... the CPN-PREV team. (2021). A systematic review on the outcomes of primary and secondary prevention programs in the field of violent radicalization. Canadian Practitioners Network for the Prevention of Radicalization and Extremist Violence. https://cpnprev.ca/systematic-review-2/
  22. Hassan, G., Rousseau, C., Bourgeois-Guérin, É., Daxhelet, M.-L., & Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2021). Le secteur de la santé mentale et des services sociaux et la prévention de la radicalisation violente au Québec. In D. Morin, S. Aoun, & S. A. B. Douaihy (Eds.), Le nouvel âge des extrêmes? Les démocraties occidentales, la radicalisation et l’extrémisme violent (pp. 453–466). Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal.
  23. Paquette, S., & Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2020). How do sexual interests cluster and relate to sexual offending behaviours against children? In G. Akerman, D. Perkins, & R. Bartels (Eds.), Assessing and managing problematic sexual interests: A practitioner’s guide (pp. 3–22). Routledge.
  24. Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Proulx, J. (2019). The etiology of risk in sexual offenders: A preliminary model. Sexual Abuse, 31(4), 431–455. https://doi.org/10.1177/1079063218759325
  25. Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Lussier, P. (2018). The risk assessment of offenders with a history of sexual crime: Past, present and new perspectives. In P. Lussier & E. Beauregard (Eds.), Sexual offending: A criminological perspective (pp. 349–375). Routledge.
  26. Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Lussier, P. (2018). Entre justice populiste et gestion du risque : la réponse sociolégale nord-américaine face aux crimes sexuels. Cahiers de la sécurité et de la justice, 43, 132–143. https://www.vie-publique.fr/catalogue/23668-securite-et-justice-au-canada
  27. Hassan, G., Brouillette-Alarie, S., Alava, S., Frau-Meigs, D., Lavoie, L., Fetiu, A., Varela, W., Borokhovski, E., Venkatesh, V., Rousseau, C., & Sieckelinck, S. (2018). Exposure to extremist online content could lead to violent radicalization: A systematic review of empirical evidence. International Journal of Developmental Science, 12(1–2), 71–88. https://doi.org/10.3233/DEV-170233
  28. Brouillette-Alarie, S., Proulx, J., & Hanson, R. K. (2018). Three central dimensions of sexual recidivism risk: Understanding the latent constructs of Static-99R and Static-2002R. Sexual Abuse, 30(6), 676–704. https://doi.org/10.1177/1079063217691965
  29. McPhail, I. V., Olver, M. E., Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Looman, J. (2018). Taxometric analysis of the latent structure of pedophilic interest. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47, 2223–2240. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1225-4
  30. Longpré, N., Proulx, J., & Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2018). Convergent validity of three measures of sexual sadism: Value of a dimensional measure. Sexual Abuse, 30(2), 192–208. https://doi.org/10.1177/1079063216649592
  31. Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Hanson, R. K. (2017). L’évaluation du risque de récidive des agresseurs sexuels. In F. Cortoni & T. H. Pham (Eds.), Traité de l’agression sexuelle (pp. 97–127). Éditions Mardaga.
  32. Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2016). L’évaluation du risque de récidive des agresseurs sexuels : Vers une approche centrée sur les construits psychologiques [Doctoral dissertation, Université de Montréal]. Papyrus. https://doi.org/1866/18446
  33. Brouillette-Alarie, S., Babchishin, K. M., Hanson, R. K., & Helmus, L.-M. (2016). Latent constructs of the Static-99R and Static-2002R: A three-factor solution. Assessment, 23(1), 96–111. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191114568114
  34. Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Hanson, R. K. (2015). Comparaison de deux mesures d’évaluation du risque de récidive des délinquants sexuels. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 47(4), 292–304. https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000019
  35. Brouillette-Alarie, S., Hanson, R. K., Babchishin, K. M., & Benbouriche, M. (2014). De la prédiction à la compréhension : recension des dimensions psychologiques de la Statique-99. Pratiques psychologiques, 20(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prps.2013.12.001
  36. Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Proulx, J. (2014). An exploratory analysis of the offending process of extrafamilial sexual aggressors against adolescents. In J. Proulx, E. Beauregard, P. Lussier, & B. Leclerc (Eds.), Pathways to sexual aggression (pp. 179–199). Routledge.
  37. Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Proulx, J. (2013). Predictive validity of the Static-99R and its dimensions. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 19(3), 311–328. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2012.747630
  38. Brouillette-Alarie, S., Proulx, J., & Benbouriche, M. (2013). Mieux saisir les outils actuariels : une analyse factorielle de la Statique-99R. Criminologie, 46(1), 199–219. https://doi.org/10.7202/1015299ar
  39. Forouzan, E., Malingrey, F., & Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2012). Caractéristiques du fonctionnement social des femmes incarcérées. Criminologie, 45(1), 271–298. https://doi.org/10.7202/1008385ar
  40. Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2011). Évaluation de la validité prédictive de la Statique-99R et de ses dimensions [Master’s thesis, Université de Montréal]. Papyrus. https://doi.org/1866/8379

Communications

Conférences de 2018 et plus :

  1. Djermane, R. I., Belmabrouk, N. E. H., Hassan, G., & Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2024, March 27). Revue systématique de l’efficacité des programmes de prévention primaire et secondaire de la radicalisation violente : Quelles pratiques privilégier et quelles pratiques délaisser? In G. Hassan (Chair), Quoi faire et ne pas faire pour prévenir l’extrémisme violent : résultat des revues systématiques du RPC-PREV [Symposium]. Journée scientifique du département de psychologie de l’UQÀM, Montréal, QC, Canada.
  2. Varela, W., Toma, T., Hassan, G., & Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2024, March 27). L’exposition à du contenu extrémiste en ligne a-t-il une influence sur les processus de radicalisation violente? : Revue systématique et pistes de prévention. In G. Hassan (Chair), Quoi faire et ne pas faire pour prévenir l’extrémisme violent : résultat des revues systématiques du RPC-PREV [Symposium]. Journée scientifique du département de psychologie de l’UQÀM, Montréal, QC, Canada.
  3. Proulx, J., Raymond, M., Ruest, G., & Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2023, October 18-20). La récidive sexuelle en cours de traitement : impact sur les thérapeutes [Conference session]. Regroupement des intervenants en matière d’agression sexuelle (RIMAS), Thetford Mines, QC, Canada.
  4. Brouillette-Alarie, S., Hassan, G., Ousman, S., Madriaza, P., Varela, W., Danis, E., Kilinc, D., Pickup, D., & Borokhovski, E. (2023, June 12-14). Are tools that assess risk of violent radicalization fit for purpose? In S. Carthy (Chair), Taking action to prevent radicalization: Panel from the 5RD countering violent extremism (CVE) network [Symposium]. The Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden. https://criminologysymposium.com/recorded-sessions.html
  5. Brouillette-Alarie, S., Danis, E., Varela, W., & Hassan, G. (2023, May 1-5). The element of time: Assessing risk, needs, and vulnerability in waves. In Aziz, A. (Chair), Five country R&D (5RD) CVE network panel: Assessing risk, need, vulnerability and protective factors for an evolving client base – Lessons learned and looking ahead [Symposium]. Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
  6. Brouillette-Alarie, S. & Lee, S. C. (2022, October 26-29). Dimensions of the Static-2002R: Findings from multidimensional item response theory. In K. M. Babchishin (Chair), What are we assessing? Exploring the underlying properties of risk tools [Symposium]. Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA), Los Angeles, CA, United States.
  7. Miner, M. H., & Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2022, October 26-29). Factor structure of the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS). In K. M. Babchishin (Chair), What are we assessing? Exploring the underlying properties of risk tools [Symposium]. Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA), Los Angeles, CA, United States.
  8. Hassan, G., & Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2022, October 5-7). Évaluation et intervention culturellement sensible en contexte d’agression sexuelle [Conference session]. Regroupement des intervenants en matière d’agression sexuelle (RIMAS), Sorel-Tracy, QC, Canada.
  9. Deli, C., Hassan, G., Girard, M., Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Madriaza, P. (2022, June). Comparing radical and non-radical violence: A review of meta-analyses and systematic reviews on risk and protective factors related to mental health [Poster presentation]. International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), Berlin, Germany.
  10. Hassan, G., & Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2022, March 18). Successes and failures in primary, secondary, and tertiary PVE: Lessons from the field. In S.-M. Martin Brûlé (Chair), How theory informs the field [Symposium]. Preventing Violent Extremism: Using a Pan Disciplinary Approach to Identify the Way Forward, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
  11. Allen, B., Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Pflugradt, D. (2020, October 21-23). An exploration of the constructs related to institutional sexual misconduct in a sample of incarcerated female sexual offenders [Conference presentation]. Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA), Online.
  12. Raymond, M., Ruest, G., Proulx, J., & Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2019, May 23-24). La récidive sexuelle en traitement : impacts sur les intervenants. Regroupement des intervenants en matière d’agression sexuelle (RIMAS), Orford, QC, Canada.
  13. Brouillette-Alarie, S., Hassan, G., Ousman, S., Varela, W., Kilinc, D., Lavoie, L., Fetiu, A., Borokhovski, E., Pickup, D., & Rousseau, C. (2019, March 21-22). A systematic review of what works in primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention programs that aim to counter violent radicalization [Conference session]. The prevention of violent radicalization: Evidence-based guidelines to promote efficient interventions, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
  14. Brouillette-Alarie, S., Hassan, G., Lavoie, L., Fetiu, A., Varela, W., Borokhovski, E., Pickup, D., Kilinc, D., & Ousman, S. (2019, March 21-22). Exposure to extremist online content could lead to violent radicalization: A systematic review of empirical evidence [Conference session]. The prevention of violent radicalization: Evidence-based guidelines to promote efficient interventions, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
  15. Hassan, G., & Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2018, November 9). État des connaissances sur deux questions par rapport à la radicalisation violente : revues systématiques du RPC-PREV [Conference session]. Recherche et Action sur les Polarisations Sociales, Montréal, QC, Canada.
  16. Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Lussier, P. (2018, October 17-20). Trait- and process-based operationalizations of recidivism in sexual offenders: Comparing the fit of competing models. In E. McCuish (Chair), New research methodologies in risk assessment: Lessons from developmental life course criminology. Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA), Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  17. Brouillette-Alarie, S., & Paquette, S. (2018, October 17-20). Porn 101: Answering questions about the link between porn use and sexual offending. In S. Paquette (Chair), An examination of psychologically meaningful factors associated with online and contact sexual offending against children. Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA), Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  18. Paquette, S., & Brouillette-Alarie, S. (2018, August). How do sexual interests cluster? A factor analysis of self-reported sexual interests. In R. Bartels (Chair), Paraphilic sexual interests: Advances in understanding and assessment [Symposium]. International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (IATSO), Vilnius, Lithuania.
  19. Hassan, G., Brouillette-Alarie, S., Lavoie, L., Fetiu, A., Varela, W., Borokhovski, E., Pickup, D., Kilinc, D., & Ousman, S. (2018, March 19-23). State of the evidence on two questions related to violent radicalization: Systematic reviews by CPN-PREV. Building Connections: Preventing Violent Extremism in Canada, Montréal, QC, Canada.

Disciplines

  • Criminology
  • Psychology

Areas of expertise

  • Extrémisme violent
  • Radicalisation
  • Évaluation du risque de récidive
  • Sexual delinquency
  • Quantitative methods
  • Program evaluation
  • Pratiques probantes auprès des personnes contrevenantes
  • Psychologie criminologique et correctionnelle