Special Themes in Criminology II

Code:

MC113

Acronym:

TECII

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Criminology

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S (since 17-02-2014 to 23-05-2014)

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
MC	31	Plano Oficial de MC - 2010	1	-	6	54

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Aims: - To familiarise students with various themes within the discipline of criminology, paying specific attention to ongoing scientific investigation, its results and the challenges for future research; - To provide guidance and orientation towards the development of Masters-level dissertations. Skills: - To develop appropriate research capabilities and competencies; - To facilitate the consolidation of  research, testing the application of appropriate research methods, identifying relevant literature from scientific resources as well as learning the implementation of a research plan.

Learning outcomes and competences

Learning Outcomes: - To cultivate awareness regarding specific areas of academic knowledge as well as training and development in the necessary skills for scientific research.

Working method

Presencial

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

n.a.

Program

Theme Economic and Financial Crime (EFC)
1) EFC: defining the concept, nature and explanatory theories of crime;
2) EFC and entrepreneurship
3) Jurisdictions of secrecy: effects on tax evasion, money-laundering, capital flight from poorer countries with greater corruption indexes

 

Theme: Safety Issues

1) Global Insecurities - An Overview

2) Global Mobility and Glocal (In)security

3) The Global Threat Nexus: Transnational Organised Crime and International Terrorism

4) The Commodification of Global (In)security;

5) Police issues after conflict and transnational security issues.

 

Theme: Reform & Reconstruction: Building police forces after conflict and the Transnational security consultancy in Iraq.

 

Theme: Criminal networks and organized crime

1) Investigating organized crime as criminal networks

2) Conceptual framework

3) Research metodologies in this theme

4) Software and a case study

 

Theme: Role of the laws and regulation of behavior
1) The concept of deterrence
2) Doctrine classic
3) Empirical studies on contemporary deterrence
a) Methodologies (aggregated studies and deterring many percents)
b.) Results of studies on deterrence and normative influences

 Theme: Costs of Crime

1) Utility and opportunity of the theme

2) Conceptual framework

3) Metodologies for estimation

4) A case study

Theme: Human Behavior and deterrence - application to Tax Evasion.

1) Strategic thinking in deterrence

2) Metodologies for research in this theme.

Theme: Comparative Criminology and Heroin prescription as a crime prevention strategy.

Mandatory literature

Friedrichs David O.; Trusted criminals. ISBN: 978-0-495-60082-4
Oliveira Jorge Albino Quintas de 1966-; Regulação legal do consumo de drogas
Payne Brian K.; White-collar crime. ISBN: 978-1-4129-8749-3
Recasens Amadeu; La^seguridad y sus políticas. ISBN: 978-84-96758-26-1
Cruz José Manuel Neves 1965-; A^influência da burocracia e dos grupos de interesse na escolha pública. ISBN: 978-972-32-1761-2
Teixeira Glória 1965-; Taxing corporate profits in the EU. ISBN: 90-411-0703-7
Teixeira Glória 1965-; A^fraude fiscal e princípio da transparência
Piquero Alex R. 340; Handbook of quantitative criminology. ISBN: 978-0-387-77649-1
Godefroy Thierry; Les^coûts du crime en France. ISBN: 2-907370-33-2
Morselli Carlo 1969-; Inside criminal networks. ISBN: 978-0-387-09525-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Oral presentations on specific themes within criminology accompanied by appropriate use of technical means of support.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

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

Eligibility for exams

Cf. Evaluation Regulation in the Master in Criminology.

Calculation formula of final grade

Marks obtained in the written examination.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Cf. Master in Criminology - General evaluation regulation

Internship work/project

n.a.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Cf. Master in Criminology - General evaluation regulation

Classification improvement

Cf. Master in Criminology - General evaluation regulation.

Observations

The indicated bibliography for the themes covered in this module will be provided on file, and placed on the course page on SIGARRA.