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‘Parli l’italiano?’: Revealing hierarchies of non-citizenship in judicial practices through the lens of language proficiency

Theoretical Criminology

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Abstract

Theoretical Criminology, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 233-251, May 2026.
Until recently, the impact of language barriers faced by non-citizens in institutional settings, particularly within the criminal justice system, has been largely overlooked. This article draws on a year-long ethnography in an Italian criminal court to ...