Criminology

Code:

D504

Acronym:

CRIM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Criminology

Instance: 2005/2006 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Law

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
D	108	Official Study Plan - LD	5	-	7	-

Objectives

1. To give students knowledge of the current state of empirical and theoretical knowledge of Criminology.

2. To initiate the practice of empirical research in criminology.

3. To locate criminology vis-à-vis the justice system.

Program

A- Criminological perspectives

1. Epistemology of criminology – interdisciplinary research.

2. Biological aspects of criminology.

3. Psychological aspects of criminology.

4. Eco-social aspects of criminology.

B- Special topics in criminology

5. Drugs and crime

6. Juvenile delinquency

7. Victimology and intervention.

8. Urban safety and crime

Main Bibliography

DIAS, J. and ANDRADE, M. (1992). Criminologia. Coimbra: Coimbra Editora.

GASSIN, R. (1994). Criminologie. Paris: Éditions Dalloz.

MAGUIRE, M., MORGAN, R. and REINER, R. (1994). The Oxford Handbook of Criminology. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

SZABO, D. and LeBlanc, M. (1995). Traité de Criminologie Empirique. Montréal: Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal.

TAYLOR, I, WALTON, P. and YOUNG, J. (1994). The New Criminology. For a social theory of deviance. London/ New York: Routledge.

Complementary Bibliography

Only works of a general character are mentioned here. Specific reference works will be recommended during classes.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes: Exposition of the contents of the discipline with the support case-studies
Practical classes

Evaluation Type

Eligibility for exams

- Continuous assessment
- The marks the student must get have to be equal or higher than 10, in a scale of [0,20] in one of the following hypotheses:

a)Written final examination;
b)Oral final examination (if the student obtained in a) a mark between 7 and 9.

Calculation formula of final grade

Are the marks obtained in the examinations referred in “Frequency Attaining” ora as result of continuous assessment

Examinations or Special Assignments

None

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

General Law and rules enforced in FDUP.

Classification improvement

Is obtained by doing a written or an oral examination