Constructing ‘Victim-Centred Peace’: The Contribution of the International Criminal Court’s Reparations to Victims in the Al-Mahdi Case in Timbuktu
The article explores how ICC reparations in the Al-Mahdi case contributed to building a “victim-centred peace” in Timbuktu. The concept is examined through justice, material restoration, and victims’ satisfaction, highlighting the tangible impact of reparative measures.
detailNational Study Day “Punishing Young People”
Registrations are now open for the National Study Day “Punishing Young People”, taking place on Friday, May 22, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Padua Correctional Facility.
detailSurveillance Evangelism: Private Technology Companies and the Digital Futures of Crimmigration Control
The article examines how private security companies act as “surveillance evangelists”, promoting future visions of digital technologies for crimmigration control. These speculative imaginaries ideologically normalize border control and reflect postcolonial hierarchies in the construction of technical expertise.
detailWomen in Policing: Pioneering Experiences in Contemporary Italy
The book Donne in polizia. Esperienze di avanguardia nell’Italia contemporanea (il Mulino, 2026) by Rossella Selmini explores the entry and role of women in the Italian police forces, a field historically dominated by men.
detail“I Don’t Believe You Anymore”. The eighth report by Associazione Antigone on juvenile justice in Italy
The eighth report by Associazione Antigone on juvenile justice in Italy, titled “Io non ti credo più” (“I Don’t Believe You Anymore”), examines the current state of the juvenile criminal justice system and the transformations it has undergone in recent years. Through the analysis of official data, monitoring activities, and direct observation in Juvenile Detention Centers (IPM), the report reconstructs the evolution of the system, offering an updated overview of detention conditions, institutional practices, and the main critical issues that have emerged within these facilities.
detailSecurity Decree (Decree-Law No. 23 of 24 February 2026): A Brief Analysis of Criminal and Procedural Law Aspects
Decree-Law No. 23 of 24 February 2026 – the recently adopted so-called “Security Decree” – introduces a number of measures affecting different areas of the legal system: the contribution by Pietro Bernardoni, published on Sistema Penale, aims to provide an initial overview of the main innovations concerning criminal and procedural law, accompanied by specific observations on the most critical issues.
detailJailization: Entering the lobby to the US criminal legal system
The article introduces the concept of jailization to explain how local jail detention operates as an entry point into the US criminal legal system. It shows how even short-term confinement can produce enduring structural effects in processes of criminalization.
detailThe research report “Police and Social Change: The Challenges of Ethnicity in Contemporary Italy” has been published
The research report “Police and social change: the challenges of ethnicity in contemporary Italy” and the related policy briefs drafted by the Research Unit of the University of Milan have been published as part of the project “Police and social change: the challenges of gender and ethnicity in contemporary Italy”, which examined the relations between the police and young people with a migrant background in the San Siro district of Milan.
detailSocial demand or political strategy? The final report of the research project “The Determinants of Urban Security Policies” has been published
The report of the research project “The Determinants of Urban Security Policies” is now available. The report investigates the factors underlying the emergence in Italy, since the 1990s, of the “urban security issue” and the related public policies.
detailThe politics of rehabilitation within Chinese community corrections
The article, combining theoretical analysis with ethnographic research, examines the system of community-based sanctions in China as an expression of a transformation in punitive power, in which rehabilitation is intertwined with new forms of state control.
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