New Publication: Safe Futures Rapid Evidence Review

Our Safe Futures report "Addressing the recruitment of young people into criminal drugs networks - A Rapid Evidence Review" has been published by the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA). 

This report, authored by REPPP team member, Dr Eoin O’Meara Daly, explores how and why young people are recruited into criminal drugs networks in Europe, and what can be done to prevent it. Drawing on a rapid review of international evidence, it highlights the complex interplay of individual, social and structural factors that shape recruitment, including vulnerability, peer dynamics and socioeconomic conditions. The report identifies a range of promising intervention approaches — from family- and school-based support to community mobilisation, digital prevention and targeted disruption of criminal networks — and highlights key lessons for effective implementation. It provides policymakers, practitioners and researchers with evidence-informed insights to support the development of coordinated and effective responses to this growing challenge.

To download a copy of the report: Safe Futures Rapid Evidence Review