Special Themes in Criminology II

Code:

MC113

Acronym:

TECII

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Criminology

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S (since 15-02-2016 to 27-05-2016)

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

The aim of this course is to give students the tools to improve their knowledge on some special themes under current development and debate in the Criminology research, allowing them to develop a critical view.

More specifically, with this course we aim that students be able: (i) To identify the most important Criminology developments and their authors, explaining what are the main ideas that they present; (ii) To interrelate fundamental ideas that are behind the topics of the programme; (iii) To identify the most important results, both theoretical and empirically; (iv) To discuss those results; and (v) to show alternative paths for future research. With this course, we also aim that students acquire research abilities.

Learning outcomes and competences

It is expected that students show deepen knowledge on special subjects of criminology.
It is expected that students are able to articulate the fundamental ideas of each of the subjects taught, defining the most relevant concepts and stressing the researchers who contributed most to the knowledge in the area, as well as the methodologies they used and the results achieved.

Working method

Presencial

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

n.a.

Program

1. Deterrence: 1.a) Classic theory; 1.b) Recent theoretical developments; 1.c) Empirical studies.


2. Economic and financial criminality: 2.a) White-collar crime; 2.b) Taxation crimes.


3. Costs of crime: 3.a) Fundamental concepts and measures; 3.b) Empirical studies.


4. Criminal networks: 4.a) Definitions and explicative theories; 4.b) Criminal networks representations; 4.c) Key players identification in a criminal network.


5. Victimology: 5.a) Basic concepts; 5.b) Victimology topics (domestic violence, violence against the elderly, human traffic, stalking, State violence victims and transitional justice).


6. Forensic sciences: 6.a) Medical-legal and forensic services as formal control institutions; 6.b) The role of expert evidence in the criminal justice system; 6.c) Expert evidence: evaluation on their legality and quality.

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
Cruz José Manuel Neves 1965- 340; Infrações económicas e financeiras. ISBN: 978-972-32-2170-1
Teixeira Glória 1965-; Taxing corporate profits in the EU. ISBN: 90-411-0703-7
Teixeira Glória 1965-; A^fraude fiscal e princípio da transparência
Teixeira, Glória & Ferreira da Cunha, Ari; IV Congresso de Direito Fiscal, Vida Económica, 2014
Teixeira, Glória; Manual de Direito Fiscal, Almedina, 2015
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
Karmen Andrew; Crime victims. ISBN: 0-534-02997-3
Tamarit Sumalla Josep; La^víctime en el derecho penal. ISBN: 84-8193-809-2
Aitken Lynda; Gender issues in elder abuse. ISBN: 0-8039-7523-6
Martinho Rita 1989-; A^análise de custo-benefício e a sua aplicação aos programas de prevenção do crime
Lipsey, Mark & Cullen, Francis; The effectiveness of correctional rehabilitation: A rebview of systematic reviews, The Annual Review of Law and Social Science, 3: 297-320, 2007
Yang, Bijou & Lester, David; The deterrent effect of executions: A meta-analysis thirty years after Ehrlich, Journal of Criminal Justice, 36: 453-460, 2008
Wright, Bradley; Caspi, Avshalom; Moffitt, Terrie & Paternoster, Ray; Does the perceived risk of punishment deter criminally prone individuals? Rational choice, self-control, and crime, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 41: 180-213, 2004
Andrews D. A. 1941-; The^psychology of criminal conduct. ISBN: 1-59345-321-3
Brand, Sam; Price, Richard; The Economic and Social Costs of Crime, Home Office Research Study 217, 2000
Cohen, M.A.; Bowles, R.; Estimating costs of crime, in: Piquero & Weisburd (eds.). Handbook of Quantitative costs of crime, 2010
Czabanski Jacek; Estimates of cost of crime. ISBN: 978-3-642-08919-0
Varese, F.; What is organized crime?, in: Varese (ed.). Organised crime (Series: Critical Concepts in Criminology. Routledge, 2010
von Lampe, K.; Organized crime in Europe: Conceptions and realities, Journal of Policy and Practice, 2(1), 2008
Fernandez, M., Hernandes, P.; Aguiar Carceles, M. ; Victimología: un estudio sobre la víctima y los procesos de victimización, Madrid, Dyckinson , 2011

Complementary Bibliography

Gracia Ibánez, Jorge; El maltrato familiar hacia las personas mayores. Un análisis sociojurídico, Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza (PUZ), 2012. ISBN: 978.84-15538-20-2
Will Susan 340; How they got away with it. ISBN: 978-0-231-15691-2
Payne Brian K.; White-collar crime. ISBN: 978-1-4129-8749-3

Comments from the literature

In addition to the bibliography indicated in the discipline sheet, teachers provide further specific references concerning we have presented.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and empirical classes. Oral presentation by professor and several recommended lectures of scientific texts on the subjects discussed in the classroom.
In the end, evaluation consists in a written final exam.

 

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with 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 need to be equal or higher than 10 points.

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.