Case 137 and the Legacy of the Genoa G8, Twenty-Five Years On
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, at 8:30 pm, the AriAnteo open-air cinema at Palazzo Reale (Piazza Duomo 12, Milan) will host “Il caso 137 e l’eredità del G8 di Genova, venticinque anni dopo. Sicurezza, diritti e responsabilità,” a discussion organized by Rete per i Diritti as part of its programme marking the 25th anniversary of the Genoa G8 (2001–2026).
Security, Criminal Control and Police Prevention
The conference “Security, Criminal Control and Police Prevention” will take place on June 17 and is organized by the Fondazione Centro Nazionale di Prevenzione e Difesa Sociale (CNDPS), in collaboration with Fondazione Cariplo and Fondazione Monte di Lombardia.
Legalized police impunity in the modern carceral state
The article examines the legal production of police impunity within the contemporary carceral state, highlighting the role of legal protections that undermine accountability. Drawing on Weberian theory, it shows how such mechanisms contribute to near-absolute structural impunity.
L. Squillace (2026), Youth and Authority: Trust in Law Enforcement in San Siro
The chapter Youth and Authority: Trust in Law Enforcement in San Siro is part of the volume “Youth, Trust and Deviance: Understanding to Intervene in Peripheral Areas” and presents preliminary findings from a study conducted in the San Siro neighborhood of Milan, aimed at examining the relationship between young people with a migrant background and law enforcement agencies.
Youth and the Police: A Study in the San Siro Neighborhood of Milan
On April 16, 2026, at Off Campus San Siro, the event “Giovani e Polizie. Una ricerca nel quartiere San Siro di Milano” [Youth and the Police: A Study in the San Siro Neighborhood of Milan] will take place.
R. Cornelli et al. (2026), The influence of delegitimization on prison officers’ readiness to use force
The article “The influence of delegitimization on prison officers’ readiness to use force”, by Roberto Cornelli, Chiara Chisari, Fabio Ferretti, and Oriana Binik, examines the factors shaping prison officers’ readiness to use force.
Women in Policing: Pioneering Experiences in Contemporary Italy
The book Donne in polizia. Esperienze di avanguardia nell’Italia contemporanea (il Mulino, 2026) by Rossella Selmini explores the entry and role of women in the Italian police forces, a field historically dominated by men.
Security Decree (Decree-Law No. 23 of 24 February 2026): A Brief Analysis of Criminal and Procedural Law Aspects
Decree-Law No. 23 of 24 February 2026 – the recently adopted so-called “Security Decree” – introduces a number of measures affecting different areas of the legal system: the contribution by Pietro Bernardoni, published on Sistema Penale, aims to provide an initial overview of the main innovations concerning criminal and procedural law, accompanied by specific observations on the most critical issues.
The research report “Police and Social Change: The Challenges of Ethnicity in Contemporary Italy” has been published
The research report “Police and social change: the challenges of ethnicity in contemporary Italy” and the related policy briefs drafted by the Research Unit of the University of Milan have been published as part of the project “Police and social change: the challenges of gender and ethnicity in contemporary Italy”, which examined the relations between the police and young people with a migrant background in the San Siro district of Milan.
Conference “Police and Social Change: The Challenges of Gender and Ethnicity in Contemporary Italy”
On January 16, 2026, will be held the final conference of the PRIN 2022 Project “Police and Social Change: The Challenges of Gender and Ethnicity in Contemporary Italy” at the Department of Legal Sciences of the University of Bologna.