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

CRIMINALIDADE E DISCRIMINAÇÃO DE GÉNERO - 2023/2024

3º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 6

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Gabriela Mesquita Borges
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Gabriela Mesquita Borges

Class type and School hours

Teórico-prática : 2 Horas
Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

This curricular unit seeks to deepen the issues related to the perception and experiences of men and women, as victims and offenders. Particularly, it seeks to examine the extent to which criminal behavior varies according to gender, exploring the relationships between gender, crime and victimization. It also intends to explore the performance of the criminal justice system and formal social control bodies, from a gender perspective.

Specific Aims/Objectives

i. Understand the particularities of female and male criminality, how gender factors influence criminal behaviour and the different forms of violence that women and men can face.
ii. Promote critical reflection on the importance of gender issues in the field of criminology, especially with regard to the performance of the justice system, encouraging an in-depth analysis of the challenges and specific needs of each gender.

Skills to be acquired

i. Identify, analyze and critically reflect on the central concepts and main theoretical perspectives related to crime and gender discrimination.
ii. Compare and contrast different approaches, reflecting on their main contributions and limitations.
ii. Critically analyze the performance of instances of the formal social control system and the justice system, from a gender perspective.

Teaching Procedures

The teaching methodology adopted in this course is composed of a combination of theoretical and practical classes, providing a comprehensive approach for students. During theoretical classes, the syllabus taught will be based on a careful selection of relevant literature in the area. In practical classes, students will have the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired through practical exercises.

Programme

1. Introduction to the study of crime and gender discrimination
1.1 Conceptual clarification
1.2 Exploring the differences between the concepts of gender and sex
1.3 The Study of crime and Gender in criminology

2. Education and gender stereotypes
2.1 Analysis of gender stereotypes and their impact on Education
2.2. Violence Against Women
2.3. Gender identity and its relationship with gender ideology

3. Female criminality
3.1 The transgressive woman (historical and social context)
3.2 Traditional approaches (biological and sociological perspectives)
3.3 The Theories of feminist criminology
3.4 Current trends
3.5 Female Criminality and the different types of Crime

4. Male victimization
4.1 Men as Victims of Crime: explanation of male victimization patterns
4.2 The justice system´s Response to male victims

5. The influence of gender considerations on the performance of the criminal justice system

6. Formal social control systems and their relationship with gender:
6.1 Intervention differentiated according to gender (police, prisons, social reintegration)
6.2 Gender stereotypes in the practice of professional activity in these contexts

Evaluation Type

1. Distributed Assessment: Two written points will be made, lasting 50 minutes each, throughout the semester, to assess the students´ progress.

2. Final Assessment: The final assessment will be carried out through a frequency, lasting 2 hours, in which the contents studied during the semester will be addressed.

Teaching Resources

i. Use of audiovisual resources to enrich lessons, including videos, multimedia presentations and relevant visual aids.

ii. Analysis of selected scientific texts, promoting critical reading and in-depth understanding of the topics covered in the curricular unit.

iii. Realization of practical exercises that involve the application of the learned concepts, allowing the students a practical and concrete experience related to the theoretical contents.

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

1 - Crime
2 - Criminality
3 - Gender
4 - Discrimination

Main Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography