Doing Policing ‘by the Book’: Police Officers’ Perceptions of Body-Worn Cameras on Accountability
The article “Doing Policing ‘by the Book’: Police Officers’ Perceptions of Body-Worn Cameras on Accountability” examines police officers’ perceptions of body-worn cameras (BWCs) as tools for enhancing accountability.
detailOld age, risk and vulnerability: A humanitarian-punitive ethos
The article reveals how the management of older prisoners embodies a “humanitarian–punitive ethos”, blending care and control in ways that normalize ageing in prison and challenge the meaning of punishment in old age.
detailCops and Robbers: Banditry and Crime Control in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Age
The volume “Guardie e ladri. Banditismo e controllo della criminalità in Europa dal Medioevo all’età contemporanea” [Cops and Robbers: Banditry and Crime Control in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Age], edited by Livio Antonielli, Stefano Levati, Claudio Povolo, and Luca Rossetto and published open access in the series Stato, Esercito e Controllo del Territorio of CEPOC – Centro studi per la storia delle polizie e del controllo del territorio, brings together the proceedings of the conference organized by the Center and held from 26 to 28 October 2017, along with the wide-ranging discussion among the many scholars who took part.
detailChildhood traumatic experiences in juvenile delinquents, criminal career and desistance from crime
The article “Childhood traumatic experiences in juvenile delinquents, criminal career and desistance from crime”, published in journal Maltrattamento e abuso all’infanzia (Maltreatment and Child Abuse), presents a qualitative and clinical study adopting a narrative criminology approach and explores the onset and development of criminal careers that began before adulthood among individuals whose childhood and adolescence were marked by traumatic experiences, as well as desistance from crime.
detailGameful Relating: How Young Offenders Gain Agency in Criminal Rehabilitation and Restorative Justice
The article “Gameful Relating: How Young Offenders Gain Agency in Criminal Rehabilitation and Restorative Justice” explores how young offenders in Denmark navigate rehabilitation and restorative justice through ‘gameful relating’.
detailThe Policy of Refugee Reception and the Policing of Public Space in Paris
The essay by Marco Cremaschi and Tommaso Vitale forms the third chapter of the volume “City Makers and the Politics of Urban Diversity Governance: Comparative Approaches from Europe and Asia”. The study examines the policies of reception and integration of asylum seekers in Paris, offering an extensive reflection on the governance and control of urban public spaces.
detailYouth and Deviance: An Analysis of Disordered and Delinquent Groups
The volume "Youth and Deviance: An Analysis of Disordered and Delinquent Groups", published in 2025 by PM Edizioni, explores the relationship between youth and deviance—a topic that is currently at the forefront of public and political debate in Italy.
detailPerceived Procedural Justice, Criminal Identity, and Self-Concept Among Incarcerated Persons: The Indirect Effect of Prison Social Climate
The study shows that perceptions of fairness and the social climate within prisons strongly influence prisoners’ identities, reducing criminal identification and supporting the development of a more positive and prosocial sense of self.
detailPolicing as social control: police officer perspectives on the policing of queer people in Kenya. Di Kamau Wairuri
The article “Policing as Social Control: Police Officer Perspectives on the Policing of Queer People in Kenya”, published in the journal Policing and Society presents a qualitative study based on interviews and focus groups with 33 police officers in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya. The study explores the perspectives and attitudes of Kenyan police toward queer individuals.
detailBringing Together the Criminologies of Atrocity and Serious Economic Crimes
Andy Aydın-Aitchison’s article, “Bringing Together the Criminologies of Atrocity and Serious Economic Crimes”, highlights the value of combining the study of atrocities with that of serious economic crimes.
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