Roberto Cornelli

Roberto Cornelli is Full Professor of Criminology at the University of Milan, where he teaches Criminology, Restorative Justice, and Encounter Criminology at the Opera prison, and carries out his scientific work in the fields of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Criminal Policy.

He is the author of books and scholarly articles on the fear of crime (including Fear and Order in Modernity, 2008, translated into Spanish), on crime trends in contemporary societies (including Property and Security, 2007), on criminal policy orientations and urban security policies (including Beyond Fear, 2013, republished in 2018), and on policing (including The Police Force. A Criminological Study of Violence, 2020). He conducts training activities for public bodies and national and international organizations.

He is currently involved in several funded research projects and training programs at the national and international level. He is President of the Cultural Council of the Casa della Cultura in Milan and a member of the Coordinating Committee of the Network of Universities for Peace.