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Exploring the impact of body-worn video on the everyday behaviours of police officers (2021)
Journal Article
Harrison, K., L’Hoiry, X., & Santorso, S. (2022). Exploring the impact of body-worn video on the everyday behaviours of police officers. Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, 95(2), 363-377. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X211000834

The use of body-worn video in Police Forces in England and Wales is not new. On the whole, evaluations have been positive, although, there is little evidence regarding how beneficial the cameras can be in terms of how they impact on the everyday beha... Read More about Exploring the impact of body-worn video on the everyday behaviours of police officers.

Prison and political violence: the impact and harm of counterterrorism policies. A comparative socio-historical analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Santorso, S. (in press). Prison and political violence: the impact and harm of counterterrorism policies. A comparative socio-historical analysis. Memoria e ricerca, 27(2), 275-292. https://doi.org/10.14647/93540

The decades between the end of 1960s and 1980s have been characterised by radical transformation, drastic changes and an escalation of political violence. Through a comparative socio-historical approach, this paper will explore the British and Italia... Read More about Prison and political violence: the impact and harm of counterterrorism policies. A comparative socio-historical analysis.

Researching good practices to overcome prison. Deinstitutionalisation of mental hospitals and slavery abolition: what works? (2018)
Journal Article
Santorso, S. (2018). Researching good practices to overcome prison. Deinstitutionalisation of mental hospitals and slavery abolition: what works?. Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Criminais, 144(1), 553-572

Abstract: In this article, my purpose is to frame and analyse two experiences of dismantling oppressive institutions to have a better understanding of the possible and effective prison abolitionism praxis. For that purpose, I will consider two specif... Read More about Researching good practices to overcome prison. Deinstitutionalisation of mental hospitals and slavery abolition: what works?.

The prison city. Space, community and ethnicization processes (2016)
Journal Article
Santorso, S. (2016). The prison city. Space, community and ethnicization processes. Etnografia e ricerca qualitativa, 227-248. https://doi.org/10.3240/84119

This article is based on an ethnographic research in the prisons of the Triveneto region. By focusing in particular on the prison in Padua, it analyzes the construction of migrant otherness within the prisoner community and the detention space. Takin... Read More about The prison city. Space, community and ethnicization processes.

La perception de la peine d’emprisonnement entre privation et solidarité: Une analyse des conditions matérielles de vie des détenus (2015)
Journal Article
Santorso, S. (2015). La perception de la peine d’emprisonnement entre privation et solidarité: Une analyse des conditions matérielles de vie des détenus. Déviance et Société, 39(2), 171-188. https://doi.org/10.3917/ds.392.0171

The intent of this article is to investigate how changes within the Italian prison population have affected living conditions in prison. The article focuses on mechanisms of solidarity and the development of relations between prisoners. After a descr... Read More about La perception de la peine d’emprisonnement entre privation et solidarité: Une analyse des conditions matérielles de vie des détenus.

Gestire la popolazione detenuta: mutamenti e continuità nelle politiche di governo dei flussi carcerari (2015)
Journal Article
Santorso, S. (2015). Gestire la popolazione detenuta: mutamenti e continuità nelle politiche di governo dei flussi carcerari. Sociologia del diritto, 147-182. https://doi.org/10.3280/sd2015-002006

L'intento di questo scritto è fornire una panoramica sui mutamenti della popolazione detenuta e sulle politiche di gestione dei flussi carcerari. A tal fine sono stati analizzati, attraverso una comparazione diacronica, dati e politiche relativi alle... Read More about Gestire la popolazione detenuta: mutamenti e continuità nelle politiche di governo dei flussi carcerari.