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Justice Systems

Welcome to the Justice Systems hub! This page is designed for judges, prosecutors, legal professionals, correctional staff, and probation officers responding to substance supply, use, and related offences within the justice system. It provides curated, evidence-based resources, best practices, and learning opportunities to support effective, balanced, and informed justice responses.

Recommended Reading

A selection of Knowledge Share posts, webinars, podcast episodes for you to get started.

Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Jails. In Handbook of Mental Health Assessment and Treatment in Jails.

Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Interventions to reduce harms related to drug use among people who experience incarceration: systematic review and meta-analysis

Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Providing substance use disorder treatment in correctional settings: knowledge gaps and proposed research priorities—overview and commentary.

Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Rehabilitation and Re-entry Programmes for Justice-Involved Individuals and Their Effectiveness in Social Reintegration: A Systematic Review

Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Psychosocial determinants of recidivism risk among incarcerated individuals with a history of substance use: A systematic review

Prevention

Reducing Drug‑Use–Related Offenses Through Health‑Centered Approaches

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Latest ISSUP Webinars

  • Connecting Civil Society with the United Nations: Opportunities for Engagement in Drug Policy, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
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  • Día Internacional de la Juventud 2026: Lanzamiento de la Encuesta Global sobre la Juventud
  • Building Safer Communities: The Role of Community Policing in Substance Use, Violence and Crime Prevention in Uganda
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Latest Knowledge Share

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  • Understanding youth recruitment to inform prevention: Insights from EUCPN
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  • 32nd International Conference on Psychiatry, Mental Disorders & Psychosomatic Medicine
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