Apresentação Pessoal

Position

Professor and researcher





Researcher of the CJS - Interdisciplinary research Centre on Crime, Justice and Security of the School of Criminology

(Director of the School of Criminology 2017-2021)

Education

Ph.D., 2007, Criminology, Faculty of Law of the University of Porto

Master Degree, 1997, Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto

Licentiate’s Degree, 1991, Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto

Main research interests

Drugs, drug law and law enforcement

Norms, deterrence and law abiding

Risk assessment and offender rehabilitation

Domestic violence criminal justice interventions

Sentencing


Current teaching activities

Courses in Bachelor and Master in Criminology, namely:

Drugs and crime

Clinical criminology

Forensic psychology

Offender rehabilitation

Research seminars


Master Scientific supervision

Ph.D scientific supervision

Relevant Professional practice

(Current): 2007/… - Assistant Professor at the School of Criminology, Law Faculty, Porto University

 (Former):

1997/2012 – Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology - Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde – Norte

 2002 – Project Manager at the Porto Social Development Foundation

 1997-2002 – Researcher at Radicário – Deviant Behaviour Scientific Institute, namely in Porto Security Monitoring Centre

 1992-1997 – Prison rehabilitation officer and probation officer at “Instituto de Reinserção Social” – Portuguese Justice Department