April 2nd, 2025

Student Flashmob at the University of Padua: “No Impunity for Netanyahu, States Must Uphold International Law”

Students from the University of Padua and Amnesty International protested against the inaction of some EU states in executing the ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu, reaffirming the obligation to uphold international law.

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March 31st, 2025

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.

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March 31st, 2025

New issue of the Italian Review of Criminology

The latest issue of the Italian Review of Criminology (Volume XVIII, Issue 4, Year 2024) is now available online.

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March 24th, 2025

The effect of war exposure on children; an exploration of conflict and post-conflict gendered experiences

The study by Roos van der Haer and Kathleen J. Brown, “The Effect of War Exposure on Children: An Exploration of Conflict and Post-Conflict Gendered Experiences”, examines the experiences of boys and girls in armed conflicts and assesses whether these gendered experiences have influenced social relationships in the post-war period.

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March 24th, 2025

Record suicides and critical events in prison in 2024: data from the prisoners’ ombudsman Report

The publication “Record Suicides and Critical Events in Prison in 2024: Data from the Prisoners’ Ombudsman Report. President Mattarella in the Year-End Message: The High Number of Suicides ‘Indicates Unacceptable Conditions’” (Sistema Penale, 01.01.2025) contains the annual report of the Ombudsman for detainees, which gathers data on the state of penitentiary institutions and detention conditions in Italy.

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March 17th, 2025

So far, so close: the attitudes of adolescents and young people towards their peers with migrant backgrounds in Italy. Report by Lattanzio Kibs and Ipsos in collaboration with UNICEF

The report “So far, so close: the attitudes of adolescents and young people towards their peers with migrant backgrounds in Italy” analyzes the attitudes of 1,000 adolescents and young people aged 15 to 24 living across Italy, towards their peers with a migrant background.

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March 17th, 2025

Indigenous judges at the special jurisdiction for peace: reimagining the role of transitional justice judges

Nina Bries Silva’s article, published in The International Journal of Human Rights, examines the role of Indigenous judges in facilitating the participation of Indigenous groups in the Colombian transitional justice process and strengthening epistemic dialogue.

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March 12th, 2025

Probation and Alternative Sanctions to Short-Term Custodial Sentences: The Minister of Justice’s 2023 Report

The article “Probation and Alternative Sanctions to Short-Term Imprisonment: The Minister of Justice’s 2023 Report” (Sistema Penale, 10.01.2025) updates and examines data on the implementation of probation and alternative sanctions to short-term imprisonment, highlighting the most significant aspects of their application.

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March 10th, 2025

Navigating Pathways Toward Transitional Justice in Ukraine

In these times, when the topic of promoting peace in Ukraine is at the forefront of public debate, we recommend reading the Research brief “Navigating Pathways Toward Transitional Justice in Ukraine,” which focuses on the prospects for transitional justice in the country.

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February 14th, 2025

Understanding Crime Trends in a Hybrid Society. The Digital Drift

This open access book, edited by Marcelo F. Aebi, Fernando Miró-Llinares, Stefano Caneppele, critically revisits 30 years of debate surrounding the evolution of crime trends, aiming to reconcile various hypotheses and controversies.

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