Transcrime has been awarded the DATACROS project
The project aims at assessing corruption risk factors in firms’ ownership structure in the European single market.
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NEXT-IJ Investigathon: technologies and AI for investigative journalism
The effectiveness of investigative journalism is a barometer of a healthy democracy, strengthening transparency around power and economic interests. Yet, to trace connections and document facts, journalists increasingly need new skills and tools to unravel complex, transnational criminal patterns. To support them in this challenge, the Università Cattolica hosted the three-day…
TENACITy: a new report and tools to investigate the abuse of transport systems
The new report “Preventing the misuse of commercial aviation: Using passenger data to identify high-risk passengers and emerging threats” provides a high-level overview of the research activities carried out by Transcrime within the Horizon Europe-funded project TENACITy (Travelling Intelligence Against Crime…
A conference in Italian on integrity measures in a major public project
A conference in Italian will be held on 3 December 2025 at Università Cattolica (Milan) to present the first empirical study in Italy on integrity controls in a major infrastructure project: the construction of Milan’s Blue Metro Line. Conducted by Transcrime, its spin-off Crime&tech, and Metro4…
Transcrime at the 2025 ASC Conference
“Criminology, Law, and The Democratic Ideal” 12–15 November 2025 – Washington, D.C. – Marriott Marquis This year’s American Society of Criminology conference reflects on how criminological research contributes to the reinforcement of the rule of law and democratic accountability. A shared ambition across all EU-funded…
Prevent and Detect – DATACROS III Training
“How to early-detect organised crime infiltration, corruption and fraud: red-flags and best practices” 14 November 2025 | 10.30 – 16.30 CETWebinar on Webex Public procurement, local authorisations, and service contracts are prime targets for organised crime, channeling substantial financial flows and offering long-term influence…
Kick-off Meeting of SECURE: Strengthening the Rule of Law against Corruption
Corruption is a powerful driver of organised crime within the European Union, and the exposure of Member States has been highlighted by recent scandals. According to Europol’s recent report, today over 70% of the EU’s major criminal networks currently rely on corruption to move illicit assets, misappropriate public funds…
