Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Faculty of Law :: Criminology
COMPORTAMENTO DESVIANTE - 2021/2022
1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 6
Teachers
Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Fátima Rodrigues
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Fátima Rodrigues
Class type and School hours
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas
Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teaching Language
Portuguese
Main Aims/Objectives
Reflect on deviant conceptions developed within the deviant behavior sciences and on their relations with normal, pathological, and crime.
Examine recent theoretical and empirical contributions of biological and psychological sciences to the criminological domain, namely for the criminological description and explanation of deviant (DC) and criminal behavior.
Specific Aims/Objectives
To identify the main episteme-theoretical coordinates of scientific knowledge of the CD and criminal today;
To know the main theoretical and conceptual contributions of psychological and biological sciences in the context of scientific knowledge of deviant behavior.
To identify the main lines of research and contributions of biological and psychological sciences in the field of deviant behavior.
Skills to be acquired
Conceptual, theoretical, methodological and analytical integration skills that allow a scientific and critical analysis of deviant behavior and familiarization with the design of relevant empirical research in the field under study.
Teaching Procedures
Classes combine theoretical moments, aimed at exposing and discussing the main contents of the program with practical moments in which relevant empirical studies in the domain
Programme
1- Deviant Behavior. Concepts and epistemologies.
1.1. Deviant behavior: definition of the concept.
1.2. Positivist, constructivist and integrated approaches to deviant behavior.
1.3. Introduction to research methodology in studying deviance.
2- Deviant Behavior. Theoretical contributions and empirical investigation of bio-anthropological theories.
2.1. Classical biological perspectives and their developments.
2.3. Genetics and deviant behavior: basics of genetics.
2.2. Pharmacological and biochemical studies.
2.3. Neurobiological studies.
3- Deviant Behavior. Theoretical contributions and empirical investigation of psychological theories.
3.1. Psychodynamic perspectives; behaviorist; phenomenological and humanist; social and cognitive learning; evolutionist; biopsychosocial.
3.2. Personality, psychological processes and deviant behavior ? theoretical-empirical investigation.
4- Deviant behaviors in contemporary societies. Empirical studies.
Evaluation Type
Two tests
One written assignment and oral discussion
Teaching Resources
Scientific publications; electronic databases
Sustainability Objectives
Keywords
Deviant behaviour
Crime
Psychology
Biology
Biossocial Criminology
Main Bibliography
Author | Beaver, Kevin, Walsh, Anthony |
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Title | The Ashgate Research Companion to Biosocial Theori |
Place | Farnham |
Editor | Ashgate |
Year | 2010 |
Author | Curt Bartol & Anne Bartol |
Title | Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach |
Editor | Pearson |
Year | 2017 |
Author | David Rowe |
Title | Biology and crime |
Place | Los Angeles |
Editor | Roxbury |
Year | 2001 |
Complementary Bibliography
Author | Elaine Cassel, Douglas Bernstein |
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Title | Criminal Behavior |
Author | Biosocial Bases of Violence |
Title | A. Raine , P- Brennan, D. Farrington (Eds.) |