Police Models

Code:

C412

Acronym:

MP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Criminology

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S (since 14-09-2015 to 18-12-2015)

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	49	Oficial Study Plan LC	4	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1. Understand the origins of the contemporary police model from the historical analysis of different forms of police at different times and social and political circumstances.

2. Identify and distinguish the security concept, its history, relationship with power, and its evolution and changes until nowadays.

3. Distinguish the different models of contemporary police: centralist, decentralized, federal.

4. Know the history, the current structure and critically analyse the some of the major police models of Europe, America, Africa, and Asia with emphasis on the Portuguese model.

5. Know the history, the current structure and critically analyse the European space of security and justice.

6. Understand the functioning of the private security in relation with public one in contemporary societies.

Learning outcomes and competences

It is expected the students to identify and distinguish the concept of police, their history, their models, and their evolution and changes until today. The dynamic construction of police models is underlined by contact with the most historic and culturally relevant models in perspective, with special emphasis on Spanish and Portuguese models.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. The police as a study object: legal and sociological concept.

2. The concept of police in Portugal.

3. The state and the emergence of new security policies: The governance, its actors and its application within the Portuguese public administration

4. Origins of the contemporary police model: historical analysis.

5. Contemporary police models:
a) The concept of model: dynamic concept, theoretical, professional and community police models;
b) European Models: Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy and UK;
c) North American models: USA, Canada and Mexico;
d) South American models: Brazil and Argentina;
e) Other models: Russia, China and Angola;

6.The European area of security: Interpol, Trevi, Schengen and Europol

Mandatory literature

Bayley David H.; Police for the future. ISBN: 0-19-510458-7
Bittner, E. ; Aspects of Police Work, 1992
Congresso de Investigação Criminal "Modelos de Polícia e investigção criminal a relação entre; Modelos de policia e investigação criminal. ISBN: 978-989-95755-0-9
Newburn Tim 340; Handbook of policing. ISBN: 978-1-84392-323-7
Oliveira, J. F.; As Políticas de Segurança e os Modelos de Policiamento, 2006
Recasens Amadeu; La^seguridad y sus políticas. ISBN: 978-84-96758-26-1

Complementary Bibliography

Brodeur, J. P. ; The Policing Web, 2010
Robert Philippe 1939-; O^cidadão, o crime e o Estado. ISBN: 972-46-1339-9
Teixeira, N. S. ; Estudo para a reforma do modelo de organização do sistema de segurança interna., 2006
Valente, M. ; II Colóquio de Segurança Interna. Instituto Superior de Ciências Policiais e Segurança Interna. , 2006

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes combining the contents presentation with the realization of exercises of knowledge application. We highlight the working groups, focusing on the analysis and discussion of concrete police models prepared by each student.

Type of evaluation: distributed evaluation with final exam.

Terms of frequency: in accordance with applicable regulations.

Evaluation Formula: Final classification = 0,25 (distributed evaluation) + 0,75 (final exam).

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	75,00
Trabalho escrito	25,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation formula: Final classification = 0,25 (distributed evaluation) + 0,75 (final exam).

Observations

Main bibliography:

- Bayley D. (1994). Police for the future. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

- Bittner, E. (1992). Aspects of Police Work. Boston: Northeastern University Press.

- Brodeur, J. P. (2010). The Policing Web. Oxford: University Press.

- Cunha, J., et al. (2006). Modelos de Polícia e Investigação Criminal (1ª ed.). Gaia: Gailivro.

- Newburn, T. (2008). Handbook of Policing (2^nd ed.). Devon: Willan Publishing.

- Oliveira, J. F. (2006). As Políticas de Segurança e os Modelos de Policiamento. Coimbra: Almedina.

- Recasens, A. (2007) La seguridad y sus políticas. Barcelona: Atelier Libros.

- Robert, P. (2002). O Cidadão, o Crime e o Estado. Lisboa: Editorial Notícias.

- Teixeira, N. S. (2006). Estudo para a reforma do modelo de organização do sistema de segurança interna. Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais – Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

- Valente, M. (2006). II Colóquio de Segurança Interna. Instituto Superior de Ciências Policiais e Segurança Interna. Coimbra: Almedina.