Racial Profiling and Police: the Council of Europe’s call as an opportunity not to be missed
In response to the request from the President of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) of the Council of Europe to conduct an independent study on racial profiling in police activities in Italy, this paper provides a critical reflection on the concepts of institutional racism, racial profiling, and the role of the police, employing the notion of the threshold of acceptance of racism as its interpretative framework. Moreover, the paper underscores the urgent need to initiate research in Italy on police stops and checks targeting ethnic minorities, thereby addressing the call issued by the Council of Europe.
Ask the women in blue: Female officers’ thoughts on the recruitment and retention of women in policing
The article “Ask the Women in Blue: Female Officers’ Thoughts on the Recruitment and Retention of Women in Policing” presents a study aimed at exploring the perceptions of 40 current and former female law enforcement officers in the United States regarding the recruitment and retention of women in policing.
Is It Penal Populism? Combating Gender-Based Violence in Punitive Societies
In the article “È populismo penale? Il contrasto alla violenza di genere nelle società punitive”, Prof. Roberto Cornelli discusses the intersection of criminal justice and gender issues.
R. Cornelli (2024), È populismo penale? Il contrasto alla violenza di genere nelle società punitive
Through the reconstruction of the debate around feminist penal populism and, more broadly, the intersection between gender issues and criminal justice, the question arises as to whether and to what extent the penal-populist discourse, which is a key feature of the contemporary penal field, has influenced the feminist agenda and with what consequences. The proposal to consider three concurrent and competing trends in shaping public policies (anti-feminist populism, punitive feminism, and anti-punitive feminism) offers a more nuanced interpretive framework than the one emerging from Anglo-Saxon literature, allowing for a closer look at the Italian reality as well.