‘Modernisation’ of institutions of social and penal control in Italy/Europe: the ‘new’ crime prevention

The first part of this chapter, mainly authored by Dario Melossi, looks at the genealogy of the emergence of a preoccupation with extra-penal and local crime prevention in Europe and more specifically in Italy. The second part, mainly authored by Rossella Selmini, looks at the current situation of ‘new’ crime prevention policies in Europe and more specifically in Italy.