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Protecting young people from recruitment into criminal drug networks: Research gaps and priorities for stronger prevention and intervention in the European Union
Auteur(s) :
O'MEARA DALY, E. ;
FITZGERALD, H.
Année
2026
Page(s) :
19 p.
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Lisbon : European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA)
Collection :
Technical reports
Domaine :
Drogues illicites
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus géographique
EUROPE
;
UNION EUROPEENNE
Thésaurus mots-clés
JEUNE
;
ORGANISATION CRIMINELLE
;
PREVENTION
;
RECHERCHE
;
INTERVENTION
;
RECOMMANDATION
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
CRIMINALITE
;
TRAFIC
Autres mots-clés
Résumé :
This report identifies key research gaps and priorities for addressing the recruitment and exploitation of young people into criminal drug networks across Europe. Drawing on evidence reviews and learning from the Safe Futures initiative, it highlights the need for stronger data, longitudinal and prospective research, implementation-focused evaluation and design-led, context-sensitive prevention and intervention approaches. [Editor's abstract]
To support future policymaking and investment in this area, the report sets out five recommendations:
- establish comparable definitions, core indicators and local monitoring partnerships;
- coordinate a co-produced, design-led intervention pilot that is prototyped, tested, adapted and refined in real time;
- invest in longitudinal research to better understand recruitment mechanisms and pathways so that interventions can be timed and targeted effectively;
- make implementation tracking a core focus of research; and
- build an EU-wide learning infrastructure to evaluate practice and share findings.
To support future policymaking and investment in this area, the report sets out five recommendations:
- establish comparable definitions, core indicators and local monitoring partnerships;
- coordinate a co-produced, design-led intervention pilot that is prototyped, tested, adapted and refined in real time;
- invest in longitudinal research to better understand recruitment mechanisms and pathways so that interventions can be timed and targeted effectively;
- make implementation tracking a core focus of research; and
- build an EU-wide learning infrastructure to evaluate practice and share findings.
Affiliation :
European Union Drugs Agency safe futures project Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice School of Law, University of Limerick, Ireland
Autre(s) lien(s) :
News release (30/09/2026)