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

CRIMINOLOGIA - QUESTÕES AVANÇADAS - 2023/2024

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

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Margarida Santos
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Margarida Santos

Class type and School hours

Teórica : 1 Horas
Orientação Tutorial : 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 expository and interrogative methods, promoting the involvement of students in the discussion and reflection on the exposed contents.
Monitoring and guidance of students in the preparation of work in tutorial guidance classes.

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

Evaluation comprises an exam and a written assignment on one of the topics of the program and respective oral discussion.

Teaching Resources

Bibliography and audiovisual resources.

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

Human trafficking
Terrorism
Cybercrime

Main Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography