February 14th, 2025

IF THIS IS LIFE. Food, Health, Sexuality, Dignity: Prison and the Impossible Life of Inmates and Prison Police

Issue No. 55 of PQM, a supplement of the newspaper Il Riformista, was published today, entirely dedicated to prison life.

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January 2nd, 2025

Memorial Justice? Lessons from Colombia on How Memorialization Can Serve Justice in Transitional Contexts

The first issue of The International Journal of Transitional Justice in 2025 features the article “Memorial Justice? Lessons from Colombia on How Memorialization Can Serve Justice in Transitional Contexts” by Carlos Gutiérrez-Rodríguez.

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December 31st, 2024

Beyond War, Towards Peace. A Multi-Voiced Dialogue on the Language of Peace and Its Opposites in the Latest Issue of Politeia

In the latest issue of Politeia, a multi-voice dialogue on the language of peace and its antonyms.

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December 30th, 2024

Enrollment Open for the Advanced Course in CRIMINOLOGY, RIGHTS SECURITY, AND URBAN POLICIES

From 30 December 2024 to 21 February 2025, applications are open for the Advanced Course in Criminology, Rights Security, and Urban Policies for the 2024-2025 academic year.

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December 28th, 2024

Criminalization of Dissent in Times of Crisis. Published by Palgrave the volume edited by Di Ronco and Selmini

The book "Criminalisation of Dissent in Times of Crisis" (Palgrave, 2024) explores the various ways in which state and non-state actors have targeted dissent, activism, and protest, including those led by vulnerable groups.

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December 21st, 2024

Fear and Surveillance on Rio’s Beaches: Findings from a Qualitative Study

The article “Fear and Surveillance on the Beaches of Rio de Janeiro: The Operação Verão” has been published in issue 2024/3 of the Journal SICUREZZA E SCIENZE SOCIALI.

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December 19th, 2024

Trust: The Fifth Volume of “Quaderni di storia del penale e della giustizia” Now Available Online

The fifth Quaderno di Storia del penale e della giustizia, titled “Trust: Interdisciplinary Reflections for a Contemporary Debate on Justice, the Right to Punish, and Punishment”, has been published and is now available online in Italian.

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December 13th, 2024

CPR: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture Publishes Report on Italy

The CPT examined the treatment and reception conditions of foreign nationals in four Detention Centers for Repatriation (or CPRs), describing several cases of physical mistreatment and excessive use of force by police personnel against persons detained in the CPRs visited.

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October 17th, 2024

Security bill between repressive clampdown and risks to liberal democracy

Qualified Lawyer Aurora Matteucci of l’Asterico Editorial Board talks with Roberto Cornelli, Professor of Criminology at the University of Milan.

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June 24th, 2024

Hearing at the Chamber of Deputies with RUniPace Coordinators Marco Mascia and Enza Pellecchia

At a hearing in the Chamber of Deputies, the coordinators of the Italian Network of Universities for Peace, Marco Mascia and Enza Pellecchia, highlighted the importance of an interdisciplinary approach and the role of public education in addressing peace-related challenges.

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