This chapter presents a systematic critique of mainstream Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) policies, arguing they are not only ineffective but also counter-productive. It deconstructs the individualistic, psychological model that underpins most CVE programs, which reduces a political problem to one of individual pathology and creates a pre-crime space for state intervention. A key argument is that the CVE model pathologizes marginalized communities, particularly Muslims, justifying their increased surveillance and reinforcing their alienation. The chapter exposes the neoliberal logic of “resilience” as a form of responsibilization that shifts the burden of security from the state onto communities, asking them to simply absorb the shocks of systemic violence. State-led deradicalisation programs are analyzed as technologies of ideological re-socialization, designed to reintegrate individuals into the very neoliberal norms that may have contributed to their alienation. Drawing on Foucault, the chapter concludes that the entire CVE apparatus functions as a form of “biopolitics,” a mode of governance that manages populations through risk assessment and securitizes the caring professions, ultimately serving as a sophisticated tool for controlling political dissent.