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Security, democracy and cities: The future of prevention

12 - 14 December 2012

Aubervilliers and Saint-Denis, France

The conference is organised around four major themes: risks, technologies and prevention; governance and citizenship; cities and sustainable development; a Europe open to the world.

Events 14 February 2012

Drug wars in the Americas: Looking back and thinking ahead

12 - 14 April 2012

Rhode Island, United States

This Conference will feature César Gaviria, Former President of Colombia and Former Secretary General of the OAS; Carlos Fuentes, Mexican writer; Ricardo Lagos, former President of Chile; Alan Bersin, Assistant Secretary of International Affairs, US Department of Homeland Security; and Genaro Garcia Luna, Secretary of Public Security in Mexico.

Events 14 February 2012

UNODC Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

23 - 27 April 2012

Vienna, Austria

The twenty-first session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, will be on the theme "Violence against migrants, migrant workers and their families".

Events 14 February 2012

1st Latin American Conference and 7th National Conference on Drug Policy

6 - 7 August 2009

Auditorium of the Argentine National Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The first regional Latin American conference on drug policy has been organised by Intercambios.

Events 15 June 2009

7th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy

15 - 17 May 2013

Bogotá, Colombia

The conference will focus on the collateral costs of illegal drugs and the war on drugs, including topics related to violence, corruption and institutional instability.

Events 4 December 2012

The global drug prohibition regime: Half a century of failed policymaking?

11 April 2013 17:30-19:30

Budapest, Hungary

This is the third debate organised by the Open Society Foundations' Global Drug Policy Program and the CEU School of Public Policy. It will be held on 11 April 2013, at 5:30pm in the CEU Auditorium.

Events 8 March 2013

Excessive alcoholism amongst youths in public spaces: the mobilisation of European cities towards a common strategy

13 - 14 June 2013

Nantes, France

The European and French Forums for Urban Security are organising, in partnership with the city of Nantes, a European conference called “Excessive alcoholism amongst youths in public spaces: the mobilisation of European cities towards a common strategy”.

Events 10 April 2013

Interpersonal violence and illicit drugs

This briefing summarises the links between interpersonal violence and illicit drug use, identifies risk factors for involvement in drug-related violence, outlines prevention measures that address drug-related violence, and explores the role of public health in prevention.

Publications February 13, 2012

The challenge of violent drug-trafficking organisations: An assessment of Mexican security

Drug-related violence has become a very serious problem in Mexico, leading to more than 30,000 deaths in the country between December 2006 and December 2010. This publication is an assessment of Mexican security based on existing RAND research on Urban Unrest, Insurgency, and Defense-Sector Reform.

Publications November 21, 2011

Lessons from Mexico’s battle against organized crime and drug trafficking in Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and Michoacán

This US monograph explores the effectiveness of the security and law enforcement and socio-economic approaches adopted in Mexico over the past several years to combat the drug trafficking organizations

Publications September 28, 2011

WOLA - At the root of the violence

This article makes a compelling case for shifting from the current drug control strategy to reduce the horrific violence that has been spreading in Mexico.

Publications September 23, 2011

Regulating medical marijuana dispensaries - Overview of their impact on crime

When medical marijuana dispensaries close, crime rises in the surrounding neighborhood when compared to areas where dispensaries are allowed to remain open, according to a new RAND Corporation study. The findings challenge the common wisdom that marijuana dispensaries promote criminal activity.

Publications September 21, 2011

Al Jazeera documentary - Mexico's hidden war

In the second episode of a two-part series, Josh Rushing and the Fault Lines team find out how campesino communities caught in the narco-economy are resisting repression and dispossession.

Publications June 30, 2011

WOLA Report - Tackling urban violence in Latin America: Reversing exclusion through smart policing and social investment

The report discusses the relative effectiveness of strategies to reduce violence in four different Latin American cities: Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Medellín in Colombia, Ciudad Juárez in Mexico, and Santa Tecla in El Salvador. The four cities are attempting to improve citizen security by…

Publications June 17, 2011

The Global Commission on Drug Policy - Background papers

The Global Commission on Drug Policies has issued a series of background documents on drug policy, in an effort to bring to the international level an informed, science-based discussion about humane and effective ways to reduce the harm caused by drugs to people and society.

Publications February 23, 2011

IDPC Media Information Pack (version 2)

This document provides information and easily accessible background resources on key issues related to the UN drug control system.

Publications February 15, 2011

Executive summary of IDPC Drug Policy Guide in Arabic

IDPC is pleased to announce that the executive summary of our Drug Policy Guide is now available in Arabic.

Publications January 28, 2011

IDPC Drug Policy Guide - Georgian

IDPC is pleased to announce that the IDPC Drug Policy Guide is now available in Georgian.

Publications January 28, 2011

Drugs - Alternatives to the war

Thanks to his experience in the field, Col. Jorge da Silva is certain that repressive policies to control drug use is not only inefficient, but it is also the cause of the serious public security problems in countries like Colombia, Mexico and Brazil.

Publications December 16, 2010

IDPC Briefing Paper - Drug control and its consequences in Rio de Janeiro

This article presents the challenges of responding to the illicit drug market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, highlighting the characteristics and dynamics of the markets, the impacts of the current drug policy approach on the scale of the market, and its implications for the human rights and security…

Publications September 20, 2010

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