RICCARDO ERCOLE OMODEI

Riccardo Ercole Omodei is a Researcher in Criminal Law at the Department of Law, University of Palermo. His work focuses on criminology, penal policies, and the intersection of legal frameworks with social challenges like migration, cultural heritage protection, and organized crime.

Key research themes include:

• Restorative justice and juvenile offenders
• Penal treatment of drug addicts and euthanasia
• Crimmigration and border control
• Illicit trafficking in cultural goods, drugs, and tobacco
• Human smuggling and trafficking dynamics

2024-2023 article trends emphasize environmental crime, commercial secret protection, and Swedish-Italian comparative legal analysis, while earlier works address Mediterranean illicit flows and bioethical dilemmas in criminal law.

He supervises theses in criminology and social vulnerability, with office hours held weekly at the University of Palermo. No scientific awards or students are documented in the available texts.