63rd ISODARCO Course
From August 6 to 13, 2025, the 63rd ISODARCO course will take place in Volterra (Pisa), titled Peace and Stability in the Age of Militarized AI and Cyber-Conflicts: New Challenges and Risks.
detailShould police officers who use force against peaceful protesters be punished? A national experiment
The article “Should police officers who use force against peaceful protesters be punished? A national experiment” by Thompson, Metcalfe, and Pickett highlights how opinions on punishing police officers for using force against peaceful protesters are primarily influenced by political and racial attitudes.
detailSecurity Decree and the Prison System
In the article “Security Decree and the Prison System”, published in Sistema Penale, Francesco Palazzo analyzes the new security decree (Decree-Law of April 11, 2025, No. 48), with particular attention to its impact on the prison system.
detailThe 34th General Report of the CPT
The 34th General Report of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) offers a thorough analysis of detention conditions in Europe in 2024.
detailGangs from the Global South: Between youth groups and organized crime
The article Gangs from the Global South: Between youth groups and organized crime, published in Revista Mexicana de Sociología, issue 87, volume 1, in 2025, presents a comparative qualitative study of Mexican gangs (pandillas) in Mexico City and South African gangs in Cape Town.
detailOpen Letter to the DAP in Support of Ristretti Orizzonti
Ristretti Orizzonti is an intangible cultural asset that deserves protection, as well as a concrete rehabilitative experience for many inmates. Based on this recognition, the open letter to the Department of Prison Administration (DAP), dated April 30, 2025, and signed by numerous university professors, expresses concern about the impact that new internal directives within the prison administration—regarding the custody conditions of High Security prisoners—may have on the work of Ristretti Orizzonti.
detailExceptionality 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.
detailFemicide Exists and It Is a Crime of Power
The article “Femicide Exists and It Is a Crime of Power”, written by Judge Paola Di Nicola Travaglini and published in Sistema Penale, addresses the sensitive issue of introducing the crime of femicide into the italian criminal code.
detailRestorative justice in cases of gender-based violence against women: perspectives on shame, symbolic interactionism and agency
The article analyzes the delicate and complex relationship between restorative justice and gender-based violence against women
detailThe permanency of mass atrocities: The fallacy of never again
The article “The Permanency of Mass Atrocities: The Fallacy of ‘Never Again’?” examines the evolution of the term “never again” across multiple disciplines and analyses five key challenges to preventing mass atrocities.
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