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Review of Alternatives to Incarceration Efforts Worldwide

Scientific article

10 August 2021

Research from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in partnership with the Department of State’s Diplomacy Lab Project on the readiness of countries to expand alternatives to incarceration (ATIs) for persons with substance use disorders (SUDs).

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Prison and drugs in Europe - current and future challenges

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Objective: to discuss the results of the report Prison and drugs in Europe: current and future challenges Insights with key customers. Invited Stakeholders: - Heino Stöver, Institute for Addiction Research Organization Frankfurt University...

Eliminating hepatitis C in prisons: Lessons from the SToP-C study

27 July 2021

Online

Eliminating hepatitis C in prisons will be a crucial setting if World Health Organization (WHO) elimination targets are to be achieved. For World Hepatitis Day, we’ll hear from experts about the evidence that

Prison and drugs in Europe: Current and future challenges

Book

Summary This publication provides an overview of current knowledge and the latest developments in the field of drug use and prison in Europe. The report explores in depth the epidemiology of drug use and drug-related problems among the...

Prison and Drugs in Europe: Current and Future Challenges

30 June 2021

Online

Objective: to discuss the results of the report Prison and drugs in Europe: current and future challenges Insights with key customers.

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Alternatives to Imprisonment: A Key Strategy in Adressing Excessive Use of Imprisonment and Prison Crowding.

18 May 2021

Online

On the 18th of May, as part of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, UNODC will be hosting a side event addressing Alternatives to Imprisonment

Treatment and care for people with drug use disorders in contact with the criminal justice system

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This publication is intended to serve as an introductory reference, outlining the options available to States that are in line with the international drug control conventions and other relevant international instruments. The focus of the...

Effectiveness Bank Course on Alcohol Treatment Research Reaches its Conclusion

Book

31 March 2021

COURSE ON ALCOHOL TREATMENT RESEARCH REACHES ITS CONCLUSION Time to recap the journey started over a year ago to update the Alcohol Treatment Matrix, a unique mapping of seminal and key research and guidance on alcohol brief interventions...

Why is the record so poor? Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix row 5

Book

24 March 2021

See this message as a web page: WHY IS THE RECORD SO POOR? The first cell of row 5 presented a catalogue of negative evaluations of attempts to treat problem drinking among sentenced offenders in Britain, a record also seen internationally...

Organisations Set the Context for Crime-Reducing Treatment. Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix, Cell D5

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ORGANISATIONS SET THE CONTEXT FOR CRIME-REDUCING TREATMENT Key studies teasing out organisational-level influences on treatment for drinking problems which aims to reduce crime and safeguard family and community. In the context of a market...