Education
Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute.
Degree in Law
, Summa Cum Laude, Faculty of Law, University of Bologna.
Current Academic positions
Full-time Associate professor of Sociology of law, deviance and social change, Department of Legal Sciences, University of Bologna
Senior Research Fellow, Robina Institute, University of Minnesota
Qualification for appointment as full professor (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale) in Sociology of Legal and Political Phenomena.
Former positions:
- Full-time Affiliated Associate Professor and Research Associate, Department of Sociology, “Crime, Law and Deviance Area”, University of Minnesota. 2013-2019
- Short-term Visiting Professor, Department of Political Sciences, Science of Communication and Information Engineering, University of Sassari. April 2017
- Visiting Associate professor, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota. Jan- May 2011
- Adjoint Professor of Sociology of law, deviance and social change. Faculty of Law, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Academic Years 2005-2006, 2008-2009, 2009-2010
- Adjoint Professor of Sociology of prevention and deviance, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Macerata. Academic Years 2007-2008, 2008-2009
- Adjoint Professor of Criminology, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Macerata. Academic Year 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007
- Director of the Department “Politiche per la sicurezza e la polizia locale”, Regione Emilia – Romagna. 2007-2012
- Research officer, Department “Politiche per la sicurezza e la polizia locale”, Regione Emilia – Romagna – Presidenza della Giunta. 1994-2007
- Research Assistant, European University Institute, 1991.
- Researcher, Department of Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute. 1987-1990
Teaching
- Criminologia
- Criminalità, genere e violenza
- History of Globalization and crime
- Introduction to criminal behavior and social control
- Criminology
- Gangs and youth violence around the world
- Domestic criminal violence
- Sociologia giuridica, della devianza e del mutamento sociale
- Sociologia della devianza e della prevenzione
Research projects (selection)
- Researcher in the Policing European Metropolises Project. 2015-2017
- Scientific director of the research “Caratteristiche e andamenti della criminalità in Italia. 1955-2012”, funded by FISU (Italian Forum for Urban Safety). 2015
- Member of the Robina Institute Research Group on Cross-National Crime Trends. 2011-2014
- Scientific co-director of the joint research project “Le implicazioni criminologiche e vittimologiche del gioco d’azzardo”, University of Bologna, Faculty of Political Sciences and Regional government of Emilia-Romagna.2011-2012.
- Principal investigator, for Italy, EU project “EU Reco Street Violence. Recommendations for the Prevention of Street Violence”, Programme Daphne III
- Scientific co-director of the research project “Gangs in Italy and Emilia-Romagna”, University of Bologna and Regional government of Emilia-Romagna. 2010-2011
- Researcher in the European Research Group “CrimPrev: Assessing Deviance, Crime and Prevention in Europe" - FP6 - 2004 Citizens- 5 Coordination Action. 2006- 2009
- Principal investigator, for Italy, in the research project “Violence between Young People in Night -Time Leisure Zones. A European Comparative Study”. EU Commission, program Daphne II. 2005-2007
International and national professional organizations and networks (selection)
- President of the European Society of Criminology (ESC). 2015- 2018
- Member of the Policing European Metropolises Project (PEMP) Research Group 2015-2017
- Member of the ESC Working Group “Crime, Science and Politics”. 2009 - present
- Elected member of the Executive Board of the European Society of Criminology. 2010-2012
- National Coordinator of the network FISU and member of the EFUS (European Forum for Urban Safety) Executive Board 2007-2012
- Member of the Scientific Committee, School of Local Police of Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, and Liguria. 2009-2014
- Member of the Executive Board of the European Society of Criminology, as local organizer of the 7th Annual Conference of the ESC. 2007-2009
Editorial activity
- Member of the Editorial Board of Polis. Since January 1st, 2021
- Member of the International Advisory Board of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Since January 1st, 2021
- Associate editor of the European Journal of Criminology. 2018- 2020
- Member of the Directory Board of “Studi sulla questione criminale”. 2015-present
- Member of the International Scientific Committee of the journal “Autonomie Locali e Servizi Sociali”. 2012-present
- Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Studi sulla Questione criminale. 2010-2015
- Editor in chief of the journal “I Quaderni di Città sicure”. 2009-2012
