L. Squillace (2026), Sicurezza e pratiche di controllo nello spazio pubblico: un’analisi tra forze dell’ordine e giovani in un quartiere di Milano
The peper offers a brief reflection on control practices in public space, drawing on research conducted in Milan’s San Siro neighborhood aimed at investigating the relationship between young people with migrant backgrounds and law enforcement.
Urban Security: The Importance of Prevention
On 30 June 2026, the conference “Urban Security: The Importance of Prevention” will take place in Milan at Palazzo Marino (Sala Alessi), organized by the Italian Forum for Urban Security (FISU).
R. Cornelli (2025), Minori e criminalità. Le etichette che hanno successo e i dati che fanno pensare
An analysis of the available, well-established data does not seem to support the emergency narrative of rampant youth violence. If anything, it points to the hypothesis – initially supported by monthly incarceration trends – that political choices are accelerating the crisis of the juvenile justice system, leading to overcrowding in Juvenile Detention Institutes.
Stati Generali della giustizia minorile
From May to November 2026, the working groups of the Stati Generali della giustizia minorile will convene, a collective process aimed at reaffirming a model of juvenile justice grounded in education, inclusion and the protection of rights.
R. Cornelli, I. Sales (eds.) (2026), Giovani, fiducia e devianza nelle periferie. Conoscere per intervenire
The volume Giovani, fiducia e devianza nelle periferie. Conoscere per intervenire, edited by Roberto Cornelli and Isaia Sales, seeks to examine not only what occurs when the relationship of trust between young people, institutions, and communities deteriorates—particularly in peripheral areas—but also how effective interventions can be developed, drawing on concrete experiences.
L. Squillace (2026), Giovani e autorità. La fiducia nelle forze dell’ordine a San Siro
The chapter Youth and Authority: Trust in Law Enforcement in San Siro is part of the volume “Youth, Trust and Deviance: Understanding to Intervene in Peripheral Areas” and presents preliminary findings from a study conducted in the San Siro neighborhood of Milan, aimed at examining the relationship between young people with a migrant background and law enforcement agencies.
National Study Day “Punishing Young People”
Registrations are now open for the National Study Day “Punishing Young People”, taking place on Friday, May 22, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Padua Correctional Facility.
“I Don’t Believe You Anymore”. The eighth report by Associazione Antigone on juvenile justice in Italy
The eighth report by Associazione Antigone on juvenile justice in Italy, titled “Io non ti credo più” (“I Don’t Believe You Anymore”), examines the current state of the juvenile criminal justice system and the transformations it has undergone in recent years. Through the analysis of official data, monitoring activities, and direct observation in Juvenile Detention Centers (IPM), the report reconstructs the evolution of the system, offering an updated overview of detention conditions, institutional practices, and the main critical issues that have emerged within these facilities.
The research report “Police and Social Change: The Challenges of Ethnicity in Contemporary Italy” has been published
The research report “Police and social change: the challenges of ethnicity in contemporary Italy” and the related policy briefs drafted by the Research Unit of the University of Milan have been published as part of the project “Police and social change: the challenges of gender and ethnicity in contemporary Italy”, which examined the relations between the police and young people with a migrant background in the San Siro district of Milan.
From Crisis to Resilience: Understanding Youth Violence in the Post-Pandemic Era
The conference will be held on February 4 in Bologna and is organized within the framework of the PRIN 2022 project “Deviant behaviors and violence in young people after COVID-19: sign of the times or consequence of the pandemic?”, with the patronage of the Italian Society of Criminology, the Emilia-Romagna Region, and the Italian Forum for Urban Security.