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

MODELOS DE POLÍCIA - 2023/2024

3º curricular year
Semestralidade: 2nd semester
ECTS: 6

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutor Samuel Moreira
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutor Samuel Moreira

Class type and School hours

Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

The main general objective of the UC is to introduce students to the main models of police and policing, from an organic and functional perspective.

Specific Aims/Objectives

- Understand the origins of the contemporary police model from the historical analysis of the different forms of police in different moments and social and political circumstances;
- Know and distinguish the main contemporary theoretical models of police and policing and critically reflect on them;
- Know the history and current organization of some of the main implemented police models, as well as critically reflect on them.

Skills to be acquired

- Understand the concept of police, its models, and its changes and evolution to the present;
- Analyze and critically reflect on police models;
- Carry out a literature review and a research proposal on a program topic.

Teaching Procedures

Combination of the expository and interrogative methods, promoting the student´s involvement in the discussion and reflection on the exposed contents, accompanied by the realization of assignments and practical exercises.
Tutorial classes are mostly dedicated to monitoring and guiding students in the preparation of a written assignment on one topic of the program.

Programme

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

2. The origins of the contemporary police model: historical analysis

3. Theoretical police models
3.1. The concept of model
3.2. The complexity and the dynamic nature of police models
3.3. Theoretical models of organic or structural conception (e.g., centralized and decentralized models; monist, dualist, and pluralist models)
3.4. Theoretical models of functional conception
- Traditional/professional policing
- Community policing
- Problem-oriented policing
- Zero-tolerance policing
- Intelligence-led policing

5. The Portuguese police model: concept, historical evolution, organic and functional analysis

6. Comparative perspective of implemented police models
6.1. Continental European police models
6.2. Anglo-Saxon countries police models

Evaluation Type

Continuous evaluation: 1 written assignment and its oral presentation and defense. The written assignment consists, fundamentally, in the elaboration of a bibliographical review and of a research proposal on a topic of the program.

Teaching Resources

Scientific publications, audiovisual materials, and practical exercises.

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

Police
Police models
Policing models

Main Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography