Public spaces protection orders and the policing of sub-criminal behaviour

The article “Public spaces protection orders and the policing of sub-criminal behaviour” presents a qualitative study conducted in England and Wales, drawing on 32 interviews with local authority employees and police officers responsible for enforcing Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs).

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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.

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Summer School in the Sociology of Law and Deviance

From July 14 to 16, 2025, the third edition of the Summer School organized by the Italian Association of Sociology (AIS) in Sociology of Law and Deviance, will be held at the University of Suor Orsola Benincasa in Naples.

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38th Congress of the Italian Society of Criminology

The 38th Congress of the Italian Society of Criminology will take place in Trento from October 16 to 18, 2025, under the theme “Criminologia nella società digitale. Sfide e confronti nel nuovo millennio" [Criminology in the Digital Society: Challenges and Debates in the New Millennium]. 

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