Criminal Law Observatory · – 13 July 2026
The Trento enforcement judge raises constitutionality doubts on the mandatory rehabilitation programmes required by art. 165(5) of the Criminal Code for gender-violence offences, where the convicted person is in a condition of severe financial hardship.
The question touches the balance between the re-educational purpose of punishment and the principle of equality: making suspended sentences conditional on economically inaccessible programmes risks turning a reintegration tool into wealth-based discrimination.
Summary note by Studio Legale Petrali, based on specialised legal sources (Giurisprudenza Penale Web, ISSN 2499-846X). This text does not reproduce the original contribution and does not constitute legal advice.