‘Stati generali’ on juvenile justice
On 26 November, the closing conference of the ‘Stati generali’ on juvenile justice will be held in Rome, organised by the Antigone Association, Defence for Children International Italy and Libera – Associations, Names and Numbers Against the Mafia.
Criminology in Conversation: An Interdisciplinary Roundtable on Narratives of Environmental Harm and More-than-Human Justice
On 12 November 2026, from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm, Green Criminology in Conversation: An Interdisciplinary Roundtable on Narratives of Environmental Harm and More-than-Human Justice will take place in Bologna. It is an in-person roundtable held in English and organised by the Department of Legal Studies of the University of Bologna.
One Woman’s Story of Violence: A Radical Interactionist and Narrative Criminological Approach
One Woman’s Story of Violence (Ceretti and Natali, 2026) explores the meaning of violence through the case of Stefania Albertani, who murdered her older sister at the age of 26. Drawing on a narrative and interactionist criminological approach, the authors reconstruct her journey from an inability to recall the murder to an acknowledgment of her own responsibility, highlighting the transformative potential of dialogue and the possibilities of restorative justice.
Environmental Protection and Climate Change. New Paradigms on the Global Stage
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the workshop “Environmental Protection and Climate Change. New Paradigms on the Global Stage” will take place at the headquarters of the CNPDS Foundation and ISPAC.
PhD Programme in Studies on Organized Crime
The PhD Programme in Studies on Organized Crime at the University of Milan is an advanced research programme dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of organized crime, its transformations, and strategies for its prevention and eradication.
International Drug Markets: Developments, Perspectives, Reflections, and Proposals
From 9 to 11 September 2026, the University of Milan will host three days of training on international drug markets.
How do minority positions shape women’s routes out of crime? Intersectional perspectives on female desistance
The article explores the role of minority positions in women's desistance through an intersectional perspective. It shows how discrimination, social recognition, and cultural belonging shape opportunities for leaving crime behind.
Carceral hegemony: Confinement, race and state formation in Italy
The article introduces the concept of “carceral hegemony” to examine the role of confinement in the formation of the Italian state. Through a historical-sociological perspective, it explores the relationship between punitive practices, national belonging, and processes of social exclusion.
Is there Mafia in Milan?
The conference “Is There Mafia in Milan?”, organized by the Department of International, Legal, Historical and Political Studies of the Università degli Studi di Milano and the CROSS research center, will take place on Monday, June 29, 2026, and will open a discussion on one of the most complex and often underestimated issues of our time: the presence of mafia organizations in large urban centers and their entrenchment within the economic, social, and political fabric. For information, kindly see the flyer (in Italian).
Social Exclusion in the Lives of Terrorists: An Empirical Analysis
“Social Exclusion in the Lives of Terrorists: An Empirical Analysis” is a recent study published in The British Journal of Criminology and authored by Michaela Pfundmair, Ralf Pachurka, Philipp Späth, and Tom Witiska. Published online in May 2026, the article provides one of the first systematic empirical examinations of the role of social exclusion in pathways toward terrorism.