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.
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.
National Study Day “Punishing Young People”
Registrations are now open for the National Study Day “Punishing Young People”, taking place on Friday, May 22, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Padua Correctional Facility.
“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 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.
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.
Childhood 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.
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).
Gameful 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’.
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.