The Ministry of Justice pushes “probation volunteers” to help prevent addicts from relapsing.

Government Center 21 Sept. – Pol. Col. Thawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice Chairing the project opening ceremony "An event gathering probation volunteers to carry out the missions of the Probation Department" along with executives of the Ministry of Justice/Probation Department and probation volunteers who attended the event and online system in areas throughout the country

The Minister of Justice said that according to the government, solving the drug problem is a national agenda. Along with orders to set indicators for solving drug problems in all dimensions. and integrate and work together Therefore, there is a policy assigned to the Probation Department. Work with the Narcotics Control Board (NACC) and the public sector. Working together to solve the drug problem There are over 20,000 probation volunteers nationwide. It is an important part in helping support the mission of the Probation Department in the area. The Ministry of Justice's guidelines for solving the drug problem to achieve concrete results have two dimensions: prevention and suppression. Which is assigned to be the duty of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board and DSI and the dimension of rehabilitation of drug users/addicts. It is the duty of the Probation Department. To prevent people from using drugs/addicts Return to drug use

In 2022, there will be a number of drug users/addicts. More than 170,000 people have entered the probation system for the year 2023 until now (September 2023). There are drug users/addicts. There are approximately 150,000 people entering the probation system, including drug users/addicts. A total of more than 320,000 people have entered the system, which is considered an important goal for the Probation Department to prevent these offenders from returning to commit crimes again.

The fair brings together probation volunteers to carry out the missions of the Probation Department. Today, the Minister of Justice kicked off a line of 5,000 probation volunteers to go out to the area to monitor, help and give advice to offenders in the area. A total of 10,000 people join in rehabilitating offenders, especially drug cases who are in the probation system. Not to go back to using/addicted to drugs, which reduces the demand for drugs. Helps cut down on the drug trafficking process and makes it easier to suppress.

The Minister of Justice further said that the Probation Department It is an agency in the field of rehabilitation of offenders with probation volunteers as important partners in helping and supporting the work of probation officers in the community who will monitor, supervise and provide advice for offenders living in the community. Follow the conditions of probation. To get out of probation well and not repeat offenses or get involved with drugs and other crimes, probation volunteers is an important person who lives in the community in the area Therefore, understanding No one has deeper knowledge when it comes to problems and solutions. Probation volunteer. -Thai news agency

Source: Thai News Agency