Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice

Code:

C203

Acronym:

DJJM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Criminology

Instance: 2019/2020 - 1S (since 16-09-2019 to 20-12-2019)

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	54	Oficial Study Plan LC	2	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This curricular unit intends to provide:
- Knowledge on the main theoretical and empirical lines of current research on antisocial and delinquent behavior
in children and young people, particularly at the level of their processes and factors .
- Knowledge on the evolution of juvenile justice in Portugal , its principles, goals and their relationship with the
public policies of social care and criminal and security policies; framework of the Portuguese experience in
transformations at the international level .
- Knowledge of the legal regime currently applicable to juvenile offenders .
- Knowledge of the scientific evidence on the effectiveness of formal reaction to delinquent and antisocial behaviors
of children and youth .
- Cross-cutting research and analysis skills .
- Knowledge about the conditions for the scientific study of the phenomenon, namely the concepts and methods
that enable its delineation and characterization (volume , structure , and evolution ) .

 

Learning outcomes and competences

It is expected that students acquire a knowledge based on theoretical and empirical research on juvenile delinquency and social reaction to it and are able to mobilize and apply the acquired theoretical and methodological frameworks and skills.

Working method

Presencial

Program

I.Conditions for the scientific study of antisocial and delinquent behaviors of children and youth

1.The Description of the phenomenon
-Concepts and main theoretical and methodological tools
-Volume, structure and evolution of the phenomenon in Portugal and Europe
-Age and crime relationship

2. Theoretical and empirical lines of explanation/ understanding:

- Individual, Processual/structural and developmental perspetives in juvenile delinquency 


II.The Juvenile justice system (JJS) : the Portuguese experience in the international context1.Introduction

1.Emergence of JJ systems in Europe and North America
- From welfare to the justice model
-The rights of children in conflict with the law and the international JJ standards

2.The Portuguese experience
-Evolution of JJ in Portugal :i) from hygienism to protection;ii) the intensification of the protection model and its
transformation: the 1999 reform and its implementation
3.Elements for the analysis of current trends in European JJ systems
4.Evaluation research on the impact of the JJ system processing.

Mandatory literature

Bailleau Francis 340; The^criminalisation of youth. ISBN: 978-90-5487-601-4
Duarte-Fonseca António Carlos; Internamento de menores delinquentes. ISBN: 972-32-1322-2
Rodrigues Anabela Miranda 1953-; Comentário da lei tutelar educativa. ISBN: 972-32-0981-0
Muncie John; Youth and crime. ISBN: 0-7619-5564-X
Junger-Tas Josine 340; International handbook of juvenile justice. ISBN: 978-1-4020-4400-7
Larry J. Siegel; Juvenile delinquency. ISBN: 978-1-111-35374-2
Moffitt, T. E.; Adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent antisocial behavior: a developmental taxonomy., Psychology Review, 100(4):674-701, 1993
Michael R. Gottfredson; A^general theory of crime. ISBN: 0-8047-1774-5

Complementary Bibliography

Hoge, R.D., & Andrews, D.A.; Evaluation for risk of violence in juveniles, Oxford: University Press, 2010

Comments from the literature

Castro, J.(2009)« The punitive turn» - are there any points of resistance?An answer from the Portuguese experience. In F. Bailleau & Y. Cartuyvels (Eds.), The criminalisation of youth. Juvenile justice in Europe, Turkey and Canada, 111-134. Brussels: VUBPRESS.
Farrington,D., et al. (2012). Risk and Protective factors for offending. In B. Welsh & D.Farrington (Eds.).The Handbook of crime Prevention. Oxford Univ. Press.
Junger-Tas, J. & Decker, S. (Eds.) (2006). International handbook of juvenile justice. Dordrecht:Springer.
Junger-Tas, J. et al.(2012).The many faces of youth crime: contrasting theoretical perspectives on juvenile delinquency across countries and cultures. NY: Springer
Moffitt, T. (1993). Adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent antisocial behavior: a developmental taxonomy.
Psychological Review, 100, 674-701.
Muncie, J. et al.(Eds.) 2006). Youth justice: critical readings. London: Sage.
Rodrigues, A. & Duarte-Fonseca,A. (2000).Comentário da LTE.Coimbra Ed.itora.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical classes, combining the subject’s exposition with the realization of exercises of application
of the knowledge’s transmitted. In these exercises, we highlight the work in small groups, focusing on the analysis
and discussion of scientific papers and other documental sources previously prepared by each student. The practical classes are intended to be an opportunity of contact with the practices adopted in the juvenile justice system (through pratices in the field or its simulation), namely in the technical assistance and in the execution of educative tutelary measures. The distribute evaluation component is subject of orientation in the classes and suppose de elaboration of a written analysis of scientific studies.

keywords

Social sciences > Criminology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

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

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	4,00
Frequência das aulas	0,00
Total:	4,00

Eligibility for exams

Frequency of 75% of classes deployed in two classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Type of evaluation: distributed evaluation with final exam.

Evaluation formula: Final classification: 0.25 * Distributed evaluation + 0.75* Final Exam.

 

 

Examinations or Special Assignments

The distributed evaluation component requires the presentation  of a written work by a working group (4-5 elements) in the form of a scientific paper. Should have a maximum of 10 pages (Times New Roman, space and a half, font size 12), including the bibliography.

Observations