R. Cornelli, I. Sales (eds.) (2026), Youth, Trust and Deviance: Understanding to Intervene in Peripheral Areas

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.

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43rd National Conference “Adolescences Today: Future Perspectives”

On 14 and 15 November 2025, the 43rd National Conference “Adolescences Today: Future Perspectives” will be held in Verona, promoted by the Italian Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (AIMMF).

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Youth 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.

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Public spaces protection orders and the policing of sub-criminal behaviour

The article “Public spaces protection orders and the policing of sub-criminal behaviour” presents a qualitative study conducted in England and Wales, drawing on 32 interviews with local authority employees and police officers responsible for enforcing Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs).

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Street youth gangs and groups: theoretical perspectives, interdisciplinary approaches, and empirical research

The volume Bande e gruppi giovanili di strada. Prospettive teoriche, approcci interdisciplinari e ricerca empirica (Street Youth Gangs and Groups: Theoretical Perspectives, Interdisciplinary Approaches, and Empirical Research) addresses the issue of so-called “youth gangs,” a topic that has become increasingly recurrent in public debate in Italy.

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Summer School in the Sociology of Law and Deviance

From July 14 to 16, 2025, the third edition of the Summer School organized by the Italian Association of Sociology (AIS) in Sociology of Law and Deviance, will be held at the University of Suor Orsola Benincasa in Naples.

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38th Congress of the Italian Society of Criminology

The 38th Congress of the Italian Society of Criminology will take place in Trento from October 16 to 18, 2025, under the theme “Criminologia nella società digitale. Sfide e confronti nel nuovo millennio" [Criminology in the Digital Society: Challenges and Debates in the New Millennium]. 

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