Mafia in Milan and Lombardy
On 21 May 2026, at 10:30 a.m., in Lecture Hall 311 at Via Festa del Perdono, an event titled “Mafia in Milan and Lombardy” will take place, dedicated to analyzing the presence and transformations of mafia organizations in the Lombardy context.
Training course: "From Adone to Hydra. The Resistible Rise of Mafias in Lombardy"
We would like to highlight the training course organized by Libera entitled “From Adone to Hydra. The Resistible Rise of Mafias in Lombardy.” The course is structured into four sessions and will feature contributions from academics, journalists, and field experts.
Research Handbook on Penal Policy
The “Research Handbook on Penal Policy” explores the processes through which penal policies are developed, contested, and transformed, examining how punitive strategies evolve and why national systems tend to converge in some areas while diverging in others.
Observatory for the Promotion of Democratic Security Policies
The Observatory, established at CRIMePO under a cooperation agreement between the Municipality of Milan and the University of Milan, aims to broaden knowledge of security-related phenomena and to strengthen the capacity of local authorities to address security issues while respecting rights and freedoms and actively involving individuals and communities.
Surveillance Evangelism: Private Technology Companies and the Digital Futures of Crimmigration Control
The article examines how private security companies act as “surveillance evangelists”, promoting future visions of digital technologies for crimmigration control. These speculative imaginaries ideologically normalize border control and reflect postcolonial hierarchies in the construction of technical expertise.
“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 Characters in Our Minds
“I personaggi nella nostra mente” is a performance–conversation that brings together theatre and psychological reflection to explore how the human mind works.
Transforming gun violence through group intervention: the Swedish experience of implementing focused deterrence
The article Transforming gun violence through group intervention: the Swedish experience of implementing focused deterrence presents the findings of the first evaluation of both the implementation process and the impact of a focused deterrence–based strategy aimed at addressing gun violence involving members of criminal groups in Malmö, Sweden.
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.
Restorative Justice Approaches for Environmental Harm: A Practice Guide
The guide—developed with contributions from practitioners, scholars, organizations, and communities—brings together principles, working tools, and practical advice to support the implementation of responses grounded in the principles of restorative justice in cases of environmental harm.