The study, seen exclusively by CYP Now, examined reasons why the London borough was home to Britain's first suicide bomber, Asif Mohammed Hanif, who blew up a pub in Tel Aviv in 2003 murdering 50 people at the age of 21.
Researchers from the Institute of Community Cohesion, part of the University of Coventry, found a lack of interaction between young people from different communities was fuelling violent religious and racist extremism.
The institute said extended services could bring young people together and break down distrust between communities. This approach could be particularly useful for schools that are dominated by pupils from a particular community.
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