From populist instrumentalisation to a focus on the individual. Criminal policy’s attention to emotions between care and justice
September 07th, 2026
The article “From populist instrumentalisation to a focus on the individual: Criminal policy’s attention to emotions between care and justice”, written by Federico Bacco and published in 2026 in the Journal Cura e Giustizia, is hereby presented.
The contribution explores the relationship between emotions, criminal policy, and justice, questioning whether the emotional dimension can be given a role beyond its traditional association with punitive and security-oriented approaches. In particular, the author contrasts the use of emotions in the construction of security-oriented criminal policies with a perspective that focuses on the individual and their relational dimension.
The article can be accessed at the following link.