Vissuti traumatici nell’infanzia di minori autori di reato, carriera criminale e desistenza dal crimine

Titolo Rivista MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA
Autori/Curatori Alfredo Verde, Gabriele Rocca, Giulia Gibelli
Anno di pubblicazione 2025 Fascicolo 2025/2
Lingua Italiano Numero pagine 28 P. 71-98 Dimensione file 144 KB
DOI 10.3280/MAL2025-002004
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Il presente contributo, basato su una ricerca in corso sulla desistenza dal crimine di 32 soggetti adulti condotta attraverso interviste non strutturate (FANI – Free Association Narrative Interview) secondo un approccio ispirato alla criminologia narrativa e alla criminologia psicosociale, valuta la qualità del processo di desistenza di dieci soggetti studiati, caratterizzati da un’infanzia traumatica e un esordio criminale in età minorile, con riferimento alla qualità della relazione con gli operatori del trattamento incontrati. Il lavoro offre una prima illustrazione dei rapporti fra traumi, carriera criminale e peculiarità dell’output, descrivendone dettagliatamente le caratteristiche e gli esiti con riferimento a tre soggetti esemplificativi. La storia dettagliata dei casi e il confronto fra loro permette di approfondire la complessità di ciascun percorso e può costituire uno stimolo per approfondimenti anche quantitativi.

Parole chiave:desistenza, criminologia narrativa, criminologia psicosociale, traumi

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Alfredo Verde, Gabriele Rocca, Giulia Gibelli, Vissuti traumatici nell’infanzia di minori autori di reato, carriera criminale e desistenza dal crimine in "MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA" 2/2025, pp 71-98, DOI: 10.3280/MAL2025-002004