Developmental Prespectives on the Study of Deviant Behaviour and Crime
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2015-2016
01014605
Related Areas
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
4.0
Elective
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Not applied.
Teaching Methods
Lectures will be of a theoretical/practical nature, mainly consisting of an oral presentation and discussion , supported by a specific bibliography for each class. Whenever possible or convenient , the lecture will be accompanied and enriched by the analysis and discussion of scientific documentaries ( as well as research texts or news) , considered relevant for the topics select for each lecture as well as for the objectives of this course and for Social Work in general.
Learning Outcomes
The aim of this course is to provide a broad and critical view of the most relevant research works on the dev. of deviant behaviour “Developmental Criminology”
Special attention will be devoted to the various manifestations of deviant conduct throughout successive periods of life, as well as to the numerous risk and protection factors that influence their onset continuity/discontinuities. The students are expected to have acquired a deep knowledge of the
1.Most relevant concepts typical of the developmental approach to deviancy and crime
2.Most commonly used methodologies in this field
3.Development of those behaviours across life
4.Risk and protective factors responsible for their continuity and discontinuity
5.Most influential theoretical models in developmental criminology
6.Issues that originate more debate and research in this field
7.Implications for the intervention and social reintegration programs
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
1. Introduction
Developmental perspectives on deviant behaviour:
Origins and contexts
Relevance for Social Workers and allied professions
Essential concepts of Developmental Criminology
2. Methodologies and instruments
Importance of longitudinal studies
Need of different sources of information
3. Different manifestations of deviant behaviour across lives
Their risk and protective factors
Desistance in different stages of life
4. Developmental explanations of deviant behavior by
T. Moffitt
Sampson and Laub
Farrington
Gottfredson and Hirschi
Other models
5. Implications for intervention
Early prevention
Intervention in correctional settings and social reintegration after re-entree into community
6. Especial topics
Deviant conduct from adolescence to adulthood
Relationship delinquency/substance use in a developmental perspective
Others
Head Lecturer(s)
António Castro Fonseca
Assessment Methods
Evaluation
Exam: 100.0%
Bibliography
Farrington,D.P. (ed.)(2005).Integrated Developmental & Life-course theories of offending. London: Transaction Publishers.
Finkellhor,D.(2008). Childhood Vctimization: violence,crime and abuse in the lives of young people. Oxford: OxfprdUniversity Press.
Fonseca,A.C.(2002)(ed.).Comportamento anti-social e família: Uma abordagem científica. Coimbra: Almedina.
Fonseca,A.C.(2004).Comportamento anti-social e crime: Da infância à idade adulta. Coimbra: Almedina.
Fonseca,A.C. (2014). Jovens Adultos. Coimbra: Almedina
Gibson,C.L. & Krhohn,M.D.(eds) (2013). Handbook of life-course criminology: Emerging trends and directions for future research. London: Springer.
Sampson,R.J. & Laub, J. (2005).Developmental Criminology and Its Discontents:Trajectories of Crime from Childhood to Old Age.. Thousand Oaks, Calif : Sage Publications.