Criminologia Biossocial

Code:

C421

Acronym:

CRIBIO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Criminology

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S (since 10-02-2025 to 23-05-2025)

Active?	No
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	0	Oficial Study Plan LC 2023	4	-	3	-

Teaching language

Portuguese
Obs.: português

Objectives

The objectives of the Curricular Unite are:

• Frame the field of biosocial criminology on the broader Criminological domain and its main theoretical models.
• Know the main biological approaches to behavior and its different levels of analysis.
• Integrate biological, psychological and social aspects in understanding antissocial and delinquent behavior, in a critical and multidisciplinar approach.
• Understand the different levels of analysis and its integratio to allow a better understanding of antisocial and delinquent behavior.
• Know the most relevant scientific work in this field.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the curricular unit, students should be able to:

• Identify, understand, and integrate the main biological perspectives of human behavior and their respective levels of analysis.
• Integrate biological, psychological, and social factors in the understanding of antisocial and delinquent behavior from a multidisciplinary and critical perspective.
• Identify and understand scientific works produced in the field of biosocial criminology.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

NA

Program

1. Introduction to Biosocial Criminology and Conceptual Framework.

2. Behavioral Genetics and Antisocial and Delinquent Behavior.

2.1. Quantitative Genetics and Molecular Genetics.

2.2. Concepts of Heritability, Shared and Non-shared Environment, and Epigenetics.

2.3. Gene-Environment Interaction/Correlation.

3. Neurobiology and Physiology and Antisocial and Delinquent Behavior.

3.1. Endocrine System.

3.2. Peripheral Psychophysiology

3.3. Introduction to Methods for Studying the Structure and Function of the Central Nervous System.

4. Application to the Study of Antisocial and Delinquent Behavior.

5. Implications of Biosocial Criminology for the Prevention of Antisocial and Delinquent Behavior.

Mandatory literature

Adrian Raine; The^psychopathology of crime. ISBN: 0-12-576155-4
Kevin M. Beaver; Biosocial theories of crime. ISBN: 978-0-7546-2919-1
Matt Delisi; The^Routledge international handbook of biosocial criminology. ISBN: 978-0-415-72213-1
Anthony Walsh; The^neurobiology of criminal behavior. ISBN: 978-1-4094-3841-0

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching methodologies will be primarily expository, with the professor presenting the main course content. However, active learning methodologies will also be employed, where students will explore a topic from the syllabus by analyzing scientific articles they have prepared in advance.

Students will also gain exposure to psychophysiological techniques through laboratorial sessions in the Criminology School's laboratory.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	57,00
Frequência das aulas	24,00
Trabalho escrito
Trabalho laboratorial
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the General Regulation of Evaluation.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final Grade = test score

Examinations or Special Assignments

NA

Internship work/project

NA

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

NA

Classification improvement

According to the General Regulation of Evaluation.

Observations

NA