Prisons / Corrections

Alcohol Treatment in the Criminal Justice System: Why Is the Record so Poor? Highlight from Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell A5

Book

13 January 2021

ALCOHOL TREATMENT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: WHY IS THE RECORD SO POOR? In Britain and internationally, study after study defies the faith placed in alcohol treatment in the criminal justice system as a way to reduce reoffending. Is it...

Beyond the patient: treatment’s impacts on family and community. Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell A5

Book

6 January 2021

BEYOND THE PATIENT: TREATMENT’S IMPACTS ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY The final row of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix defocuses from the patient to ask what treatment can do for the rest of us, starting with this cell on the impacts of the...

UNODC helps mental health workers of Kazakhstan to stay safe during COVID – 19 pandemic

News

Pandemics and health emergencies like the current COVID-10 outbreak, can cost many lives and pose additional risks to the global economy and overall security and stability. Ensuring continued access to health care during a pandemic...

Registration opens for European Drugs Winter and Summer Schools 2021

News

The EMCDDA and the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) are pleased to open registration today for two upcoming joint events in 2021: the European Drugs Winter School (EDWS) and the European Drugs Summer School (EDSS). EDWS 1–12 March...

Webinar: Therapeutic Justice and Criminal Interventions

ISSUP Webinar

5 November 2020

ISSUP Argentina invites you to participate in a webinar focused on the development of Therapeutic Justice strategies in the criminal field.The webinar will take place on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 16:00 hrs (Argentine time). November 5...

Incarceration Impacts Cognitive Performance, and Prisoner Status Matters

Scientific article

Abstract Globally, incarceration is understood to impoverish the wellbeing of prisoners, but evidence for its impact on cognitive performance is less popular. As most evidence on the criminal justice system has come from advanced western...

UNODC Webinar: Drug Treatment, Care & Recovery for People, Families & Communities in the COVID-19 Crisis in Southeast Asia

News

UNODC Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS), in collaboration with the WHO, International Experts from Australia and Italy, the Colombo Plan, UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (ROSEAP) and field...

UNODC suggestions for Drug Treatment and Care in COVID-19 for SEA

UNODC Ensuring Continuum of Care for People Who Use and Inject Drugs, Including Those in Prisons During COVID-19 in Coastal Kenya

News

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA) supports Kenyan counties in COVID-19 prevention efforts for key and most vulnerable populations. In the spirit of leaving no one behind...

Mobile dispensing van operating in Mombasa

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder in Jails and Prisons

Video and audio recordings

People who have been incarcerated are approximately 100 times more likely to die by overdose in the first two weeks after their release than the general public. Despite high rates of opioid use disorder among justice-involved individuals...

Buprenorphine prescribing in criminal justice settings: the real picture

Video and audio recordings

This webinar discusses buprenorphine prescribing in criminal justice settings in both secure environments and the community. Topics covered include: an overview of different formulations of buprenorphine the impact of diversion on...