Giacomo Di Gennaro

University of Naples Federico II Italy

Prof. Di Gennaro is Full Professor of Sociology of Law and deviance and Planning and Management of Social Policies, has been teaching for years Sociology of criminal organizations in the Master’s Degree in 'Criminology and Criminal Law. Criminal and Policy Analysis for Urban Security” of which he is Director since 2010, at Federico II, University of Naples. He is a member of the Department of Political Science. He was a member of the Scientific Committee of the «Observatory on the Camorra and the illegality in Naples» from 2005 to 2009. He was a referent for Federico II University, at the National Scientific Committee of ANAC (National Anti-Corruption Authority) from 2015 to 2018. Finally, from 2015 he is a member of the Scientific Committee of the 'Castel Capuano” Foundation. He has many national and international publications and is a member of Scientific Committees and Editing Committee.

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Chapters authored

Juvenile Delinquency between Probation and Criminal Careers

By Giacomo Di Gennaro

The focus of the criminological research is on probation and diversion measures applied in metropolitan judicial districts where juvenile deviance and criminal careers are frequent. Presidential Decree 448/1988 measures application in Naples judicial discrict reflects the “juvenile probation “ in juvenile ligislation, the problems of the local and urban organized crime context and the lack of penal welfare. The sources of analysis are an experimental sample of minors holders of the probation measure from Juvenile Court’s files, three other control sample holding diversion or conviction, the examination of the recidivism rate and criminal relaspe. Both database of the General Criminal Records and the Department of Prison Administration were consulted to monitor further sub-objectives and measures the recidivism rates. The results of the research highlight the risk assessment linked to the path of deviance according to the performance of the child recovery activities implemented by the host and penal communities. Evaluations acquires even more importance if observed after the entry into force of the Law of 28 April 2014 no. 67 introducing in the criminal code and criminal procedure, both the suspension of the trial and the provisions on non-punishment for particular tenuity of the fact (Legislative Decree 16 March 2015 n. 28).

Part of the book: Criminology and Post-Mortem Studies

Corruption and Policy-Making: How Corruption Models Favor Mafias – The Case Study of Italy

By Giacomo Di Gennaro and Roberta Aurilia

Based on empirical research focused on the phenomenon of corruption in Italy. The purpose of the contribution is to show the different models that are made of corruption pacts according to the actors who regulate them. The basis of the judicial documents was provided by the National Anti-Mafia Directorate (DNAA), the Court of Auditors, and a sample of Courts of Appeal from different jurisdictional districts. The information collected offers an account of the influence that the various mafias have on public policies and the ability to circumvent current legislation. The contribution underlines the existing interpretative limits and why they do not explain to what extent great and small corruption are related.

Part of the book: Corruption

Giacomo Di Gennaro

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