The 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.
detailThe ICC Pre-Trial Chamber Refers Italy to the Assembly of States Parties for Failure to Cooperate in the Almasri Case
In the article “The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber Refers Italy to the Assembly of States Parties for Failure to Cooperate in the Almasri Case,” published in Sistema Penale, Chantal Meloni reviews the decision of 26 January 2026 by Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court, which referred Italy to the Assembly of States Parties for failure to cooperate in the case of Osama Almasri Njeem.
detailRestorative Justice and Legal Pluralism in Indonesia: Implications for Atrocity Crimes and Global Criminal Justice Reform
The article proposes a model that integrates restorative justice with Indonesian legal pluralism to address the limitations of retributive approaches to atrocity crimes.
detailPerforming Rehabilitation: Reentry, Art, and Identity
The study examines the role of a community-based theater program in the social reintegration of individuals recently released from prison in the United States
detailTransforming gun violence through group intervention: the Swedish experience of implementing focused deterrence
The article Transforming gun violence through group intervention: the Swedish experience of implementing focused deterrence presents the findings of the first evaluation of both the implementation process and the impact of a focused deterrence–based strategy aimed at addressing gun violence involving members of criminal groups in Malmö, Sweden.
detailThe Offence of Femicide in the Italian Criminal Code: Chronicle of a Foretold Controversy
In the article “Il reato di femminicidio nel codice penale italiano: cronaca di una controversia annunciata”, published in Diritto penale contemporaneo – rivista trimestrale, Emanuele Corn critically examines the process that led to the introduction of the offence of femicide into the Italian Criminal Code, situating the domestic debate within a broader comparative framework and focusing on the theoretical and systematic implications of the new offence.
detailTaking Stock of Syria’s Approach to Transitional Justice
The article analyzes Syria’s post-conflict transition following HTS’s seizure of power in December 2024.
detailTrapped in dichotomies and individualism: The Western criminal legal system’s failure to capture complexity
The article offers a critique of Western penal systems, highlighting how rigid dichotomies and an individualistic approach prevent a full understanding of the complexity of criminalization experiences.
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