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

Versao Portuguesa

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
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
Title Criminal Behavior
Author Biosocial Bases of Violence
Title A. Raine , P- Brennan, D. Farrington (Eds.)