Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Faculty of Law :: Criminology

COMPORTAMENTO DESVIANTE - 2016/2017

1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 6

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Olga Cunha
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Olga Cunha

Class type and School hours

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

To understand the concept of deviance, normal and abnormal.
To promote knowledge on the main theoretical explanations of deviant behavior.
To reflect on the implications of different theories for intervention in deviant behavior.

Specific Aims/Objectives

To understand the conceptualizations of deviance, normality and pathology.
To know the theoretical contributions of biology, psychology and social sciences in understanding the deviant behavior.
To foster the understanding of the explanatory transdisciplinary and complexity of deviant behavior.

Skills to be acquired

To know the theoretical developments on the nature and significance of deviance, normality and pathology.
To demonstrate knowledge of the main theories applied to the understanding of deviant behavior.
To be able to explain deviant behavior related to specific contexts and behaviors according to the theories studied.
To be able to apply and explain the different theories of the current criminal reality.

Teaching Procedures

Expositive and demonstrative method and practical work.

Programme

1. Introduction
1.1 - General concepts about deviant behavior
1.2 - Deviant behavior definitions, identification and differentiation of concepts
1.3 - Complexity of deviant behavior: Conceptual issues related to notions of normality and pathology, anti-social behavior, marginality, delinquency and crime.
2. Theoretical Perspectives
2.1 - Contribute of Biological Theories
2.1.1. Bio-antropology, Frenology and Criminal Antropology
2.1.2. Genetics, biochemistry, neurology, neuropsychology and neurophysiology
2.2 - Contribute of Psychological theories
2.2.1. Criminal Personality Study
2.3 - Contibute of Sociological Theories
2.3.1. Chicago School: Park´s ecological theory; Burgess´s concentric zones theory; Shaw and McKay´s juvenile delinquency theories; Sutherland´s differential association theory
2.3.2. Merton´s anomie theory
2.3.3. Cohen´s subculturel theory
2.3.4. Cloward and Ohlin´s opportunity theory
2.3.5. Social control theories: Reiss´s personal and social controls theory; Nye´s family focused theory of social controls; Reckless´s containment theory; Hirschi´s control theory; Gottfredson and Hirshi´s self control theory; Hagan´s control-power theory.
2.4 - Contribute of Situational Theories
2.4.1. Routine activity theory
2.4.2. Rational choice theory
2.5 - Contribute of Developmental theories
2.5.1. Loeber´s developmental pathways
2.5.2. Moffitt´s develpmental taxonomy
2.5.3. Farrington´s cognitive antissocial potential theory

Evaluation Type

2 shot exames
1 practical essay with oral presentation
1 final exam

Teaching Resources

Audiovisual media
Clinical cases
Practical exercises
Documentaries

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

Deviant behavior
Delinquency
Anti-social behavior

Main Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography