Elisa, the film inspired by the essay “I Wanted to Kill Her. For a Criminology of Encounter”
Starting September 5, 2025, Italian cinemas will screen “Elisa”, a film freely adapted from “Io volevo ucciderla. Per una criminologia dell’incontro” of Encounter by Adolfo Ceretti and Lorenzo Natali.
detailPolice officers’ perceptions of citizens and support for procedural justice policing: the mediating roles of identity and self-legitimacy
The article “Police officers’ perceptions of citizens and support for procedural justice policing: the mediating roles of identity and self-legitimacy” investigates whether police officers’ perception of their community as supportive of the police is related to their support for procedural justice.
detailInauguration of the Master’s Degree Programme Expert Facilitator for Restorative Justice in Criminal Matters (MERJ)
The University of Padova is inaugurating the Master’s Degree Programme MERJ – Expert Facilitator for Restorative Justice in Criminal Matters.
detailStatement of the Italian Association of Professors of Criminal Law on Violations of International Criminal Law in the Gaza Strip
The Italian Association of Professors of Criminal Law (AIPDP) expresses deep concern over the situation in the Gaza Strip, which is considered increasingly grave and intolerable.
detailYouth Political Participation in Italy: The Case of the Student Movement for Palestine
The article “Youth Political Participation in Italy: The Case of the Student Movement for Palestine” examines the role of a new generation of Italian students in the pro-Palestinian mobilization.
detail‘Parli l’italiano?’: Revealing hierarchies of non-citizenship in judicial practices through the lens of language proficiency
The article examines the linguistic marginalization of foreign defendants in Italian criminal courts, arguing that these dynamics of discursive power reinforce systemic structures of inequality.
detailA realist review on the police use of stop and search powers
The article “A realist review on the police use of stop and search powers” presents a realist review of 206 relevant studies from 21 countries on the use of stop and search by police in public spaces.
detailIs Satisfaction with Democracy Higher After Transitional Justice Trials?
Javier Padilla’s article explores whether trials within transitional justice increase citizens’ satisfaction with democracy.
detailReducing Mass Atrocities Through Transitional Justice
The article by Claire Greenstein and David Muchlinski examines the effectiveness of transitional justice in preventing mass atrocities.
detailBreaking the Silence. Reflections on the Restorative Justice Movement’s Role during an Unfolding Genocide
In the article “Breaking the Silence. Reflections on the Restorative Justice Movement’s Role during an Unfolding Genocide”, Brunilda Pali and Borbala Fellegi critically reflect on the positions taken by the restorative justice movement during the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.
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