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3 rd International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health
Official Satellite Meeting
International Consultation:
Policing, Public Health and Vulnerable Populations
Saturday, 1 October 2016
De Koninklijke Industrieele Groote Club, Dam Square, Amsterdam
Read the full details of the event here (Summary below)
The 2016 International Consultation will focus on police work with sex workers, injecting drug users, homeless people, sexual minorities, and trafficked persons. Participants will consider and endorse principles to guide the greater participation of vulnerable populations in building safe, secure and healthy communities in partnerships with police. The Consultation will be held just prior to the 3rd International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH2016) 2-5 October, Amsterdam.
The 2016 Consultation follows consultations on police and HIV held at the LEPH2012 and LEPH2014 Conferences. There is an increasing need to integrate HIV prevention programs with programs addressing other harms with the same populations. Further, HIV vulnerability is often secondary to other harms – such as gender-based violence, inequalities in wealth distribution, social exclusion, lack of job opportunities and education access, or being an undocumented migrant. A key principle of this integration is the involvement of vulnerable communities in the design and implementation of these programs.
Purpose:
To promote best practices in policing and inter-sectoral partnerships to ensure healthy lives and wellbeing of vulnerable and marginalized populations (SDG3), and promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies (SDG16).
Objectives:
1. To review best practices in effective policing, public health and vulnerable populations.
2. To consider and endorse principles for policing, public health and vulnerable populations.
3. To identify opportunities for disseminating and promoting these principles.
Registration:
Participation in the Consultation is open to registered participants at the 3rd International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH2016). Places are limited. Registrations will open around August through the Conference website:www.leph2016.com
