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European Mapping of harm reduction interventions in prisons
Scientific literature about the situation of drug use and infectious diseases as well as institutional responses to them is limited, sporadic and heterogeneous in the European Countries. The research activity therefore covers the compilation of the existing bits and pieces of information of the different data collections and research efforts. The European Mapping Report is a compilation of all the relevant information available from different reliable sources in order to build up country profiles and a European map regarding Harm Reduction in the prison setting:
- Compilation of the available general information about the prison population in the EU 28+ Norway and Turkey (referred as EU-30).
- Analysis of the available information about infectious diseases and drug use among prisoners in the 28+2 countries.
- Compilation of the available data about the available responses and interventions aiming prisoners who used drugs, especially of those who injected drugs in the 28+2 countries.
- Analysis of the available information about harm reduction related policy documents and principles in the 28+2 countries.
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Economic and social costs of reoffending. Analytical report
Published 18 July 2019
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Estimates of the cost to society of reoffending by adults, and children and young people in England and Wales.
This research estimates the economic and social costs of reoffending to society. Costs are presented separately for both adults, and children and young people and broken down by index disposal, reoffence group, and major cost category. The research looks at the cost of reoffending over a 12-month follow-up period for a 2016 offender cohort.
It can be used by policy makers to assess the value for money of interventions that aim to reduce reoffending. Furthermore, the analyses by reoffence group and index disposal provide a level of granularity which enables a firmer understanding of the potential impacts of policy decisions and the feasibility of future options compared to previous estimates.
Supplementary tables break down these cost estimates to a finer level for use by researchers
Which prevention strategies are actually evidence-based and which are not?
Submitted by PTRS UNODC on 13 August 2019
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Have you ever wondered what really works in prevention? Have you heard about the Prevention Standards, but have been too busy to look for them or to read them? This new series in the ‘Prevention Science and Practice’ network is for you!
As of next week, UNODC will be facilitating a new series on the ‘Prevention’ network. Every week, we will take a look at one strategy that has been found to be effective in preventing drug use, substance abuse, as well as many other risky behaviours.
The basis for the series will be the programmes and policies described in the UNODC/ WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention – Second Updated Edition. To publish the Standards, UNODC, WHO and more than 100 experts from more than 30 countries and other international organisations undertook a systematic review of the scientific evidence. The Standards provide a summary of the strategies that have been found to be effective on the basis of hundreds of studies.
EU: Security Union: Eurojust launches a new Counter-Terrorism Register
European Commissio, Daily News; Brussels, 5 September 2019
Today, with the Commission's support, Eurojust, the EU's agency on judicial cooperation, has launched a Counter-Terrorism Register, which will help EU countries exchange information on terrorist offences in a quick, efficient and uniform manner. Member States already share information with each other on the suspects of terrorist offences who are under criminal investigation or prosecution in their countries. The new Counter-Terrorism Register launched today will enable them to do so more efficiently and effectively, as Eurojust will be able to better detect links between terrorist cases in different Member Statesand provide timely and proactive feedback to national authorities as well as follow-up measures needed. Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Věra Jourová said: “Eurojust plays a key role in supporting the fight against cross-border crime and terrorism. Fast exchange of data can make or break effective investigation and this new tool will put Eurojust on stronger footing to protect Europeans against terrorism.” Speaking at today's official launch of the Register, Commissioner for the Security Union, Julian King said: “The new Counter-Terrorism Register will help judges and prosecutors to proactively establish links between cases to ensure that criminals and terrorists do not go unpunished. This new tool is yet another building block in our Security Union.” Following the terrorist attacks in France in November 2015, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands took the initiative to set up a register at Eurojust. Today's Register is a result of Eurojust developing this initiative into a tool available to all EU countries. The press conference from the official launch is available on EbS+. For more information, see the press release from Eurojust and information from the European Commission on judicial cooperation and fighting terrorism.
From Crime Mapping to Crime Forecasting: The Evolution of Place-Based Policing
National Institute of Justice
July 10, 2019; By Joel Hunt
Mapping law enforcement report data can be an effective way to analyze where crime occurs. The resulting visual display can be combined with other geographic data (such as the locations of schools, parks, and industrial complexes) and used to analyze and investigate patterns of crime and help inform responses.
The past decade, in particular, has seen advances in analytical capabilities within the criminal justice community, making it possible to add more geographic and social dimensions to statistical analyses to forecast where crimes are likely to occur.
NIJ has been a long-time investor in research on mapping and analysis. Over the years, the Institute has funded projects that explore, evaluate, and seed analytical techniques and technology to support law enforcement agencies that use place-based policing practices and strategies to help answer the question, “How do we best reduce crime and improve public safety?”
This article follows the field’s evolution — from crime mapping to crime forecasting (and, in some cases, crime prediction) — and discusses NIJ’s investments in research and future directions.
