Cursos / 2º Ciclo / Faculty of Law :: Criminology

CRIMINOLOGIA NA ACTUALIDADE - 2023/2024

1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 2nd semester
ECTS: 7.5

Teachers

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

Class type and School hours

Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teórica : 1 Horas

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

To know and reflect on contemporary criminological issues of a transnational and complex nature, with a special focus on human trafficking, terrorism and cybercrime.

Specific Aims/Objectives

- Understand the challenges involved in human trafficking, terrorism and cybercrime;
- Know the conceptualization of human trafficking, terrorism and cybercrime, as well as their main typologies and characteristics;
- Understand the application of criminological theories to human trafficking, terrorism and cybercrime.

Skills to be acquired

Students are expected to:
- Develop skills for analysis and reflection on current criminological issues of a transnational and complex nature;
- Understand the application of criminological theories to these contemporary phenomena;
- Know the main empirical research methodologies on these phenomena and develop application skills;
- Develop skills in research and analysis of relevant scientific literature in this scope.

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. Human trafficking
1.1. Introductory considerations on the relevance of the phenomenon today
1.2. Challenges involved
1.3. Conceptual analysis
1.4. Human trafficking vs. smuggling
1.5. The cycle of human trafficking
1.6. Risk factors for victimization and victim profile
1.7. Forms of human trafficking

2. Terrorism
2.1. Introductory considerations and contextualization
2.2. Analysis of illustrative cases of the heterogeneity of terrorism
2.3. Academic and legal conceptual analysis
2.4. Characterization
2.5. Types of terrorism
2.6. Types of motivations for terrorism
2.7. Deepening of religious terrorism

3. Cybercrime
3.1. Introductory considerations: facts and challenges within the scope of the phenomenon
3.2. Academic and legal conceptual analysis
3.3. Types of offenses
3.3.1. Hacking
3.3.2. cyberstalking
3.3.3. Online identity theft
3.3.4. Online child pornography
3.3.5. Others

4. Other topics

Evaluation Type

- Continuous evaluation: 1 written assignment and its oral presentation and defense.
- Final evaluation: exam.

Teaching Resources

Scientific publications, audiovisual materials, and practical exercises.

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

Human trafficking
Terrorism
Cybercrime

Main Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography