All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

The Role of Faith Communities in Addressing Substance Use and Crime – Reading List (Part 2)

Format
Reading List
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Recovery Support 
Treatment
Prevention
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Family-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Family
Women
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Quality Assurance
Best Practice Guidelines
Public Health
Global Health Perspectives
Policy
Data
Criminal Justice 
Law Enforcement
Police 
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Reading List

In this second reading list, we continue exploring the growing evidence on the role and contribution of faith communities and faith-based organisations in addressing substance use and crime, with a particular focus on treatment engagement...

The Invisible Crisis: Female Substance Use Disorder, Psychological Trauma, and Policy Gaps in Bangladesh.

Publication Date
Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Women
Regulatory Control of Substances

Although the public health theme often dominates conversations on Substance Use Disorder (SUD) in Bangladesh, an important and strongly gendered factor is dangerously obscured: female substance use. What was once a hushed family secret...

Religion, Crime, and Criminal Justice

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Format
Book
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Populations
Family
Public Health
Theories and Science
Policy
Law
Data
Criminal Justice 
Law Enforcement
Police 

This chapter reviews the evidence on the relationship between religion, crime, and the criminal justice system. It highlights a growing body of research showing a consistent inverse association between religiosity and criminal behaviour...

Spirituality and Harmful or Hazardous Alcohol and Other Drug Use

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Recovery Support 
Prevention
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Public Health
Theories and Science

This meta-analysis synthesises evidence from 55 longitudinal studies involving more than 540,000 participants to examine the relationship between spirituality and harmful or hazardous alcohol and other drug (AOD) use. The findings...

Introducing the ISSUP Singapore National Chapter

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Other
ISSUP Singapore presents its maiden webinar. This webinar will introduce the ISSUP community to Singapore’s Substance Use workforce and outlining the priorities of the newly formed chapter.

Behavioural Addiction among Youths: Patterns and Innovative strategies for Prevention

Publication Date
Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
ISSUP Nigeria presents the 34th session of its bi-monthly webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This webinar will focus on the topic 'Behavioural Addiction among Youths: Patterns and Innovative strategies for Prevention'.

Youth Narratives Concerning Drug Trafficking in Sinaloa: Joining, Risks, and Plans

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Community-Based
Family-Based
Populations
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Public Health
Theories and Science
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Rehabilitation and Re-Entry Services

This qualitative study explores the experiences of young people involved in drug trafficking in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. Based on interviews with 16 young adults, the research examines why they joined drug trafficking, how they perceived...

International Journal of Substance Abuse Research and Policy

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement

Call for Papers

International Journal of Substance Abuse Research and Policy (IJSARP)

The National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB), Sri Lanka, is pleased to invite researchers, academics, policymakers, practitioners, and...

4th International Symposium on Drug-Related Studies - 2026, Sri Lanka

Format
News
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement

Call for Abstracts – 4th International Symposium on Drug-Related Studies 2026

The National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB), Sri Lanka, warmly invites researchers, academics, policymakers, practitioners, healthcare professionals, law...

Tobacco Associated Disease Claims and ICD-10 F17 Tobacco Dependence Coding Among Psychiatric Patients in Indonesia National Health Insurance Dataset: A Retrospective Claims-Based Observational Study, 2015 - 2023

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
To compare hospital claims and costs for major tobacco associated diseases with ICD 10 F17 tobacco dependence coding in Indonesian national health insurance claims and to assess whether the insurer records tobacco addiction or mainly pays for its complications.