Security, Criminal Control and Police Prevention
The conference “Security, Criminal Control and Police Prevention” will take place on June 17 and is organized by the Fondazione Centro Nazionale di Prevenzione e Difesa Sociale (CNDPS), in collaboration with Fondazione Cariplo and Fondazione Monte di Lombardia.
Security Package 2026. Critical Reflections and Operational Implications
On May 28, as part of the Criminology Course at the Università degli Studi di Milano, the conference “Security Package 2026. Critical Reflections and Operational Implications” will take place, organized in collaboration with CRIMePO and the Camera Penale di Milano “Gian Domenico Pisapia”.
Concepts and conditions of penal moderation: Penal policy, public philosophy, and political ideologies
The article explores the concept of penal moderation and the conditions for its development in contemporary democracies. Drawing on the Italian case, it highlights the structural and political limits to building less punitive and more publicly grounded penal policies.
From “secure” rights to security “at the cost” of rights: the paradigm shift of the latest security decree
The new security decree, Legislative Decree 24/02/2026 no. 23, converted into law on 24 April 2026, represents the latest crucial turning point in a gradual paradigm shift. Criminal law, which should constitute the extrema ratio, to be used only when all other forms of public policy intervention have failed, becomes the legislature’s first response to any sign of social conflict. This is a securitarian drift that strikes at the very essence of the liberal democratic state.
Contro la paura. Manifesto per una sicurezza democratica
In “Contro la paura. Manifesto per una sicurezza democratica” (Feltrinelli, 2026), Carlo Bonini and Franco Gabrielli reflect on one of the most central and controversial issues in public debate: security.
Research Handbook on Penal Policy
The “Research Handbook on Penal Policy” explores the processes through which penal policies are developed, contested, and transformed, examining how punitive strategies evolve and why national systems tend to converge in some areas while diverging in others.
Security Decree (Decree-Law No. 23 of 24 February 2026): A Brief Analysis of Criminal and Procedural Law Aspects
Decree-Law No. 23 of 24 February 2026 – the recently adopted so-called “Security Decree” – introduces a number of measures affecting different areas of the legal system: the contribution by Pietro Bernardoni, published on Sistema Penale, aims to provide an initial overview of the main innovations concerning criminal and procedural law, accompanied by specific observations on the most critical issues.
Social 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.
Conference "Urban Security: Social Demand or Political Strategy?"
he conference “Urban Security: Social Demand or Political Strategy?” – the final conference of the PRIN PNRR project The Determinants of Urban Security Policies and Their Impact on Democratic Institutions – aims to present and discuss the results of an interdisciplinary research project devoted to the analysis of the determinants of urban security policies.
Abolishing 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.