Deviance
The Universe 25 Prophecy: Behavioural Collapse and Why It Concerns Us
John Calhoun's Universe 25 experiment and the behavioural collapse of its mice, read through the lens of environmental criminology and contemporary sociology.
Criminologist & sociologist · Profiling · Juvenile justice
Understanding crime to prevent it, reading behaviour to intervene.
I'm Lorena Porcu, a criminologist and sociologist. On this blog I write rigorously and accessibly about the fields I work in: profiling, juvenile deviance, penal mediation, bullying and gender-based violence. No sensationalism, no judgement.
Areas of focus
Investigative profiling
Behavioural analysis and criminal profiling in support of investigations.
Juvenile justice and deviance
Probation for minors, rehabilitation pathways, reading juvenile deviance.
Penal mediation
Conflict management and restorative justice between offender and victim.
Bullying and cyberbullying
Prevention, training and interventions in schools and educational settings.
Gender-based violence
Understanding the phenomenon, risk factors and tools for protection.
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Deviance
History, criminology and sociology of caporalato in Italy
Caporalato in Italy is not a recent emergency but a historical, structural phenomenon: its origins, criminological evolution and the sociology of labour exploitation.
Explainers
What a Criminologist Really Does
Criminology isn't what you see in films. It's a discipline that studies crime, those who commit it and the contexts that make it possible. Here's my work and why it matters.