Criminal Justice

• How do EU countries and Norway classify controlled drugs and precursors?

  

  The EMCDDA this week has updated their legal topic overview. Read more about How do EU countries and Norway classify controlled drugs and precursors?

• Using behavioral management to reduce substance abuse, crime and re-arrest among drug-involved parolees

  

  A study from Rhode Island Hospital has found that collaborative behavioral management may be effective in reducing substance abuse in the parole setting. Read more about Using behavioral management to reduce substance abuse, crime and re-arrest among drug-involved parolees

• EURAD's Response to the EC's Green Paper on Criminal Justice

  

  EURAD responds to the drug related issues in "Strengthening mutual trust in the European judicial area" – A Green Paper on the application of the EU criminal justice legislation in the field of detention. Read more about EURAD's Response to the EC's Green Paper on Criminal Justice

• Hawaii's Hope Probation Programme

  

  A new publication from the Center for Court Innovation and the US Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, entitled, Small Experiements, Big Change, features a programme in Hawaii. Read more about Hawaii's Hope Probation Programme

• Major Survey of Drug Treatment Courts

  

  New survey of drug treatment courts in 12 countries supports previous evaluations that these programs are effective in reducing rates of repeat offences and relapse into drug use compared to regular incarceration of people with addiction. Read more about Major Survey of Drug Treatment Courts

• Drug Treatment Courts

  

  "Drug courts" or "drug treatment courts" (DTC) aim to tackle the problem of offenders who commit crime due to their dependence on drugs, by providing court-supervised treatment programmes aimed at reducing drug misuse and, by extension, offending behaviour. Read more about Drug Treatment Courts