Digital Punishment, Lateral Surveillance & the Sex Offense Registry
The article shows how the digitalization of sex offense registries transforms an administrative measure into a regime of social and punitive control, with significant consequences for the lives of those involved.
Street youth gangs and groups: theoretical perspectives, interdisciplinary approaches, and empirical research
The volume Bande e gruppi giovanili di strada. Prospettive teoriche, approcci interdisciplinari e ricerca empirica (Street Youth Gangs and Groups: Theoretical Perspectives, Interdisciplinary Approaches, and Empirical Research) addresses the issue of so-called “youth gangs,” a topic that has become increasingly recurrent in public debate in Italy.
The Birth of the Digital Prison: Carceral State Expansion in a Digital Age
The article titled “The Birth of the Digital Prison” examines the expansion of carceral capacity in the United States through digital incarceration.
Preventing Violence Against Women Between Compulsory Health Assessments and Public Shaming
The two central components of the Italian Bill 1517 reveal a profound sense of collective disorientation in the face of male violence against women. The legislative response appears to be an expressive and performative one, oscillating between preventive medical punishment and public shaming—offering little room for the layered, nuanced approaches that this deeply sensitive area of intervention requires.
Search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean and fundamental rights
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights has published the report titled “Search and Rescue Operations in the Mediterranean and Fundamental Rights”.
Groomers, Gays, and Gender Ideology: Why the Anti-LGBTQIA+ Legislative Backlash is a Moral Panic and Why Criminologists Should Care
The article “Groomers, Gays, and Gender Ideology: Why the Anti-LGBTQIA+ Legislative Backlash Is a Moral Panic and Why Criminologists Should Care” analyzes the anti-LGBTQIA+ legislative backlash through the lens of moral panic.
The Iranian activist Maysoon Majidi acquitted of facilitating irregular immigration
In the article “The Iranian activist Maysoon Majidi acquitted of facilitating irregular immigration: Reasoning of the judgment within the framework of the criminalisation of so-called migrant smugglers”, Stefano Zirulia analyses a recent and significant ruling by the Court of Crotone concerning the application of Article 12 of the Consolidated Immigration Act (Legislative Decree No. 286/1998).
Celebrating the Carrer of Michael Tonry
The article is part of a special issue of the journal Criminal Law Forum. An International Journal dedicated to the career and thought of Michael Tonry.
The legitimacy of criminal law and the performance crises of penality
The English-language article “The Legitimacy of Criminal Law and the Performance Crises of Penality” contributes to the debate on the legitimacy of state punishment from a novel perspective.
Exceptionality and common features of migration law in the age of mass migration
Michele Pifferi analyzes how migration law has become an exceptional legal field, shaped by fear and the need for social control.