Security Issues I

Code:

C202

Acronym:

QSEG I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Criminology

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Criminology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
C	65	Oficial Study Plan LC	2	-	6	-

Teaching language

English

Objectives

- To understand the multi-dimensional concept of security and how it is applied both within criminological discourse and across other academic disciplines;
- To develop skills in critical analysis and theoretical engagement with the academic literature on security issues;
- To examine the links between crime and insecurity within contemporary society, analysing its multiple dimensions, meanings and implications;
- To understand theoretical approaches regarding crime and insecurity, examining empirical research on subjective and objective components of insecurity;
- To comprehend the principal mechanisms applied to measure crime and insecurity;
- To appreciate trends in commodification of security as well as the evolving market for both security providers and security technologies;
- To develop an appreciation of the relationship between security and liberty, considered through the medium of counter-terrorism strategy and techniques;
- To clarify debates about governing security, the increasingly pluralised security terrain and the distinction and the overlaps between public policing, private security and civil security initiatives.

Program

1. The Concept of Security
2. The History of Security
3. Sources of Crime and Insecurity
4. Measuring Crime and Insecurity
5. The Technologies of Security
6. Security & Counter-Terrorism
7. The New Economy of Security
8. The Market for Security
9. The Commodification of Security
10. The Governance of Security

Mandatory literature

Zedner Lucia; Security. ISBN: 978-0-415-39176-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical sessions are used to describe and discuss the main contents of the program. Practice sessions are orientated toward the analysis and discussion of scientific literature and other resources previously prepared by the students.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	70,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Observations

Bibliography

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Agra, C., Quintas, J. e Fonseca, E. (2001). De la Sécurité Démocratique à la Démocratie Sécuritaire: le cas Portugais. Déviance et Société. Vol. 25, Nº 4, pp.499-513.

Agra, C. (1999). La Volonté de Savoir sur le Crime et la Justice au Portugal. In Outrive, L. & Robert, P. (Ed.). Crime et Justice en Europe depuis 1990. État des Recherches, Évaluation et Recommandations. Paris: Harmattan.

Bayley, D. & Shearing, C. (2001) The New Structures of Policing: Description, Conceptualization and Research Agenda, United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice: Washington D.C. http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/187083.pdf

Bigo, D., & Guittet, E. P. (2004). Vers Une Nord-Irlandisation du Monde? Cultures et Conflits, 56: 171–182.

Crawford, A. (2002). Crime and Insecurity: The Governance of Safety in Europe. Devon: Willan Publishing.

De Waard, J. (1999), The Private Security Industry in International Perspective, European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 7: 143–74.

Dupont, B. (2004), Security in the Age of Networks, Policing and Society, 14: 76–91.

Ellison, G. & O’Reilly, C. (2008) From Empire to Iraq and the War on Terror: The Transplantation and Commodification of the (Northern) Irish Policing Model, Police Quarterly, 11(4): 395-426.

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Heymann, P., & Kayyem, J. N. (2004). Long-Term Strategy Project for Preserving Security and Democratic Freedoms in the War on Terrorism. Cambridge MA: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University. From http://bcsia.ksg.harvard.edu/BCSIA_content/documents/LTLS_final_5_3_05.pdf.

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Johnston, L. and Shearing, C. (2002), Governing Security: Explorations in Policing and Justice. London: Routledge.

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Zedner, L. (2006) ‘Liquid Security: Managing the Market for Crime Control’, Criminology & Criminal Justice, 6(3): 267-288.

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