Criminology

Recommended Prerequisites

Good command of the Portuguese language, both written and spoken.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical classes and practical classes. Final exam.

Learning Outcomes

The aim is to promote a reflection on some contemporary criminological schools of thought from an understanding of the evolution of criminological thinking itself. To this end, the essential features of the positivist paradigm or 'the delinquent man' paradigm, the critical paradigm or 'formal control instances,' and the proposal for a 'criminology of integration' will be considered. More detailed attention will be given to some criminological schools of thought referred to as 'critical' regarding the functioning of criminal justice (namely, the theory of white-collar crime, victimology, penal abolitionism, and restorative justice theory) with the purpose of drawing conclusions about the possibilities for the evolution of criminal justice.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

I. Evolution of understandings regarding the function and object of criminology:

1. The positivist paradigm or "the delinquent man"
2. The critical paradigm or "formal control instances"
3. The new criminology of integration

II. The theory of white-collar crime, its criminological impact, and the issue of (in)equality in criminal justice.

III. Victimology.

IV. Penal abolitionism.

V. Restorative justice.

Head Lecturer(s)

Cláudia Maria Cruz Santos

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Figueiredo Dias, Jorge/Costa Andrade, Manuel – Criminologia – O Homem Delinquente e a Sociedade Criminógena, Coimbra: Coimbra Editora, 1992

Agra, Cândido da - A criminologia: um arquipélago interdisciplinar, Dir. Cândido da Agra,U. Porto Editorial: 2012

Cusson, Maurice – Criminologia. Só pelo conhecimento se pode evitar a criminalidade, 3.ª ed., Casa das Letras; 2006

Santos, Cláudia Cruz – O Crime de Colarinho Branco (da origem do conceito e sua relevância criminológica à questão da desigualdade na administração da justiça penal), Coimbra Editora: 2001

Santos, Cláudia Cruz Santos – A Justiça Restaurativa, Coimbra: Coimbra Editora, 2014.