The 148th International Training Course“Drug Offender Treatment: New Approaches to an Old Problem”
1. Duration and ParticipantsFrom 11 May to 17 June, 2011Ten overseas participants (including two observers) from seven countries

Eight Japanese participants

2. Programme Overview
Treating offenders with drug dependency has long been a serious challenge for criminal
justice systems, in developed and developing countries alike; such offenders are numerous andhave a relatively high recidivism rate when treated under traditional interventions.
This programme addressed this long-standing issue from two perspectives: (1) effective
interventions for drug-dependent offenders; and (2) the effective criminal justice response todrug-dependent offenders, and offered the participants an opportunity to share experiences andexpertise and to examine measures regarding effective treatment of drug-dependent offenders.
Major topics for discussion included:○Current situation of treatment of drug-dependent offenders (statistical description; an
overview of the currently available treatment measures and their challenges; and thepharmacological, pathological and psychological impact of illicit drugs on humanbeings).

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Effective interventions for drug-dependent offenders (assessment of recidivism;
formulating treatment plans; psychological and psychiatric interventions; andevaluation of interventions’ effectiveness).

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Effective criminal justice response to drug offenders (diversion programmes; drug
addicts’ rehabilitation facilities; drug courts; partnership with non-governmentalorganizations; and costs and benefits concerning interventions to reduce recidivism).

3. Lectures
The following visiting expert and ad-hoc lecturers, as well as professors of UNAFEI, gave
lectures:○ Visiting Expert
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Dr. Anne Bergenstrom
Coordinator (Expert/Adviser)
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Regional Centre for East Asia and the Pacific“The Current Situation, Challenges and Future Direction of Drug Use andDependency”“UNODC-WHO Principles of Drug Dependence Treatment” etc.

○ Ad-hoc Lecturers
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Mr. Yujiro Oki
Director
Administrative and General Affairs Division, Narcotics Control Department,
Kanto-Shin'etsu Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare,
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare“Trend and Tendency of Drug Abuse in Japan”

Mr. Takayuki Harada
Associate Professor
Department of Psychological Counselling, Faculty of Human Sciences,Mejiro University“Treatment of Offenders with Drug Problems”

Mr. Tetsuya Fujimoto
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Law, Chuo University
Professor, Graduate School of Victimology, Tokiwa University Graduate School“Treatment of Drug Addict Offenders: From the Standpoint of Criminal Policy”

Mr. Tsuneo Kondo
Director, Japan DARC (Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Centre)“Countermeasures against Drug Dependency: What I Have Done So Far”

Mr. Tokikazu Konishi
Associate Professor
Faculty of Law, Waseda University“Treatment for Drug-dependent Offenders”

Mr. Shunzo Abe
Director
Planning Department, Drug Abuse Prevention Centre“Functions and Roles of the Drug Abuse Prevention Center”

Dr. Toshihiko Matsumoto
Director
Department of Drug Dependence Research, National Institute of Mental Health,National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry“Understanding and Support of Drug Addiction: From the Standpoint of PsychiatricCare”
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Ms. Manami Kojima
Officer
Prison Service Division, Correction Bureau, Ministry of Justice“Treatment of Drug Offenders in Penal Institutions”

Mr. Hideo Minamimoto
Professor
Research and Training Institute of Ministry of Justice“Treatment of Drug Offenders in Rehabilitation ”Dr. Kei Someda
Principal Examiner
Kanto Regional Parole Board, Ministry of Justice“Evidence-based Drug Treatment
Exploring Best Practices and Effective Implementation”