Transitional Justice in Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia: A Comparative Framework Analysis
The book “Transitional Justice in Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia: A Comparative Framework Analysis” by Ines Stasa (Springer, 2025) offers a comparative analysis of transitional justice in Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia, assessing truth-seeking, accountability, and reform mechanisms.
detailDoes crime breed authoritarianism? Crime exposure, democratic decoupling and political attitudes in Brazil
The article “Does crime breed authoritarianism? Crime exposure, democratic decoupling and political attitudes in Brazil” aims to analyze the influence of crime on democratic behavior through on an online survey that collect the opinions of 3,108 participants.
detailCentring the periphery. Towards youth-sensitive reparations in transitional justice in Ethiopia
The policy brief analyses the transitional justice system in Ethiopia, expressing the hope that it will adopt a reparative and transformative perspective that is sensitive to the needs of young people.
detailMonitor of Lethal Force in Latin America and the Caribbean. A Analysis of Killings by Police and Army
The volume Monitor of Lethal Force in Latin America and the Caribbean. An Analysis of Killings by Police and Army Officers, edited by Ignacio Cano, Catalina Pérez-Correa, and Carlos Silva examines the use and abuse of lethal force in eight Latin American countries, with the aim of addressing the persistent lack of information and independent investigations.
detailAbolishing the Impossible. Forms of Violence, Practices of Freedom
The book “Abolishing the Impossible. Forms of Violence, Practices of Freedom” by Valeria Verdolini investigates the possibilities, in contemporary society, of abolishing those pervasive and oppressive structures that appear unshakeable.
detailThe Effects of Criminalisation on Activists: The Case of the NoTAP Environmental Movement
The article “The Effects of Criminalisation on Activists: The Case of the NoTAP Environmental Movement” examines the impact of criminalisation on NoTAP activists, showing how the more advanced phases of the repressive cycle — in particular judicial and economic repression — generate the strongest effects of demobilisation and personal suffering.
detailDoing Policing ‘by the Book’: Police Officers’ Perceptions of Body-Worn Cameras on Accountability
The article “Doing Policing ‘by the Book’: Police Officers’ Perceptions of Body-Worn Cameras on Accountability” examines police officers’ perceptions of body-worn cameras (BWCs) as tools for enhancing accountability.
detailOld age, risk and vulnerability: A humanitarian-punitive ethos
The article reveals how the management of older prisoners embodies a “humanitarian–punitive ethos”, blending care and control in ways that normalize ageing in prison and challenge the meaning of punishment in old age.
detailCops and Robbers: Banditry and Crime Control in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Age
The volume “Guardie e ladri. Banditismo e controllo della criminalità in Europa dal Medioevo all’età contemporanea” [Cops and Robbers: Banditry and Crime Control in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Age], edited by Livio Antonielli, Stefano Levati, Claudio Povolo, and Luca Rossetto and published open access in the series Stato, Esercito e Controllo del Territorio of CEPOC – Centro studi per la storia delle polizie e del controllo del territorio, brings together the proceedings of the conference organized by the Center and held from 26 to 28 October 2017, along with the wide-ranging discussion among the many scholars who took part.
detailChildhood traumatic experiences in juvenile delinquents, criminal career and desistance from crime
The article “Childhood traumatic experiences in juvenile delinquents, criminal career and desistance from crime”, published in journal Maltrattamento e abuso all’infanzia (Maltreatment and Child Abuse), presents a qualitative and clinical study adopting a narrative criminology approach and explores the onset and development of criminal careers that began before adulthood among individuals whose childhood and adolescence were marked by traumatic experiences, as well as desistance from crime.
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