October 20th, 2025

Dynamics of Staff–Prisoner Relationships: A Narrative Literature Review

In the chapter “Dynamics of Staff–Prisoner Relationships: A Narrative Literature Review”, Milena Milićević critically examines how relationships between prison staff and prisoners shape prison life.

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October 20th, 2025

How to Hold Space for Difficult Multicultural Conversations: A Restorative Approach

The article shows how restorative processes can turn difficult conversations into opportunities for institutional change and for strengthening students’ sense of agency.

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October 18th, 2025

Advanced Course in International Criminal Law and Judicial Cooperation on International Crimes

Enrollment is now open for the Advanced Course in "Diritto penale internazionale e cooperazione giudiziaria sui crimini internazionali” [International Criminal Law and Judicial Cooperation on International Crimes] at the University of Milan.

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October 13th, 2025

Public spaces protection orders and the policing of sub-criminal behaviour

The article “Public spaces protection orders and the policing of sub-criminal behaviour” presents a qualitative study conducted in England and Wales, drawing on 32 interviews with local authority employees and police officers responsible for enforcing Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs).

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October 13th, 2025

The procurement specifications for CPR facilities are inadequate

The procurement specifications for CPR facilities are inadequate to protect the health of detained people.

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October 06th, 2025

Digital Punishment, Lateral Surveillance & the Sex Offense Registry

The article shows how the digitalization of sex offense registries transforms an administrative measure into a regime of social and punitive control, with significant consequences for the lives of those involved.

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October 06th, 2025

Transforming prison culture: supportive norms enhance prison officers’ well-being and prosociality toward detained people

The article “Transforming prison culture: supportive norms enhance prison officers’ well-being and prosociality toward detained people” examines how social norms within prison culture shape the psychological and professional well-being of correctional officers.

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September 29th, 2025

Street youth gangs and groups: theoretical perspectives, interdisciplinary approaches, and empirical research

The volume Bande e gruppi giovanili di strada. Prospettive teoriche, approcci interdisciplinari e ricerca empirica (Street Youth Gangs and Groups: Theoretical Perspectives, Interdisciplinary Approaches, and Empirical Research) addresses the issue of so-called “youth gangs,” a topic that has become increasingly recurrent in public debate in Italy.

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September 29th, 2025

Building Democratic Resilience: Protecting the Public Sphere From Violent Extremism

The article “Building Democratic Resilience: Protecting the Public Sphere From Violent Extremism” aims to propose a new theoretical framework for democratic resilience.

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September 29th, 2025

The Birth of the Digital Prison: Carceral State Expansion in a Digital Age

The article titled “The Birth of the Digital Prison” examines the expansion of carceral capacity in the United States through digital incarceration.

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