2012-04-28

Transcrime is the Joint Research Centre on Transnational Crime of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan and the University of Trento. Transcrime is the Joint Research Centre on Transnational Crime of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Transcrime is the Joint Research Centre on Transnational Crime of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan and the University of Trento. The Centre, directed by  Ernesto U. Savona, Professor of Criminology at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, represents the multi-year union between experience and innovation in the field of criminological research in Italy and also abroad.

Transcrime has offices in Milan and in Trento. In each office there is a team of researchers and secretarial and management personnel. All researchers have access to an online documentation service.

Transcrime aims at being a national and international point of reference in the criminological research panorama.

The vision of the Centre is to increase more and more the knowledge in the criminological field and in the prevention of crimes developing innovative ideas and cutting edge techniques.

Transcrime combines its experience of in applied research with the consolidated scientific tradition of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and University of Trento, mixing a concrete approach oriented to the practice with a deep comprehension of criminal phenomena. Transcrime's experience contributed to the development of a solid network of relationships in the academic field, institutions, international organizations and businesses.

Transcrime also plays an important role in the support and development of education activities at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan. Its principal aim is to achieve a strong integration between scientific innovation and academic education. In particular, since the academic year 2005/06, Transcrime has been managing the MA programme in Applied Social Sciences (curriculum Crime&Tech, Crime Sciences and Technologies for Security, under the coordination of Professor Savona). In addition, Transcrime has been contributing to the development of the International Ph.D. programme in Criminology, coordinated by Professor Savona, which, at the moment, is the only third level academic course study dedicated to criminological issues in Italy.

Transcrime is financed through contracts and sponsorships by private and public local, national and international institutions.

 

Transcrime - Joint Research Centre on Transnational Crime
Milan office: Largo Gemelli 1, 20123 Milano - Tel. +39 02 7234 3715/3716 - Fax +39 02 7234 3721 - transcrime@unicatt.it
Trento office: via Rosmini 70, 38122 Trento - Tel. + 39 0461 282304/2337 - Fax +39 0461 282303 - transcrime@unitn.it 
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