Drugs and Crime Conference

On March 7 and 8, drug-related criminal policy conference at Tallinn University: “Drugs, crime and punishment – where to draw the line?”

The aim of the conference is to increase the participants’ awareness of the developments and choices in modern drug and penal policy, drug addiction and efficient treatment of drug users in the penal system.

Well-known and acknowledged experts from Estonia and abroad will be speaking at the conference, including scientists, policy-shapers and professionals of the field of activity.

The main target group of the conference is employees of the law enforcement authorities involved in issues related to illegal drug use (the police, prosecuting authority, court, prison, probation supervision), as well as practitioners from the field of healthcare and social care, politicians, researchers and representatives of civil society. Participants from other countries are welcome.

Participation in the conference is free of charge. Please note that places are limited. Registration has now ended.

Simultaneous interpretation from English and Estonian to English, Estonian and Russian languages will be provided at the conference.

The first day of the conference will be focused on drug policy from the wider perspective; on the second day, the focus will be on the treatment of drug users in the law enforcement system.

The conference will be streamed online.

The conference is organised by Estonian Ministry of Justice and financed through the Estonian-Swiss cooperation program (project „Treatment and  rehabilitation of drug addicted offenders“).

Further information: konverents@just.ee