Class History of Criminology

This course unit aims to contextualize Criminology within its historical evolution, situating it at the intersection of the social and behavioral sciences, politics, culture, and the economy. It offers an epistemological approach to the history of knowledge regarding crime and criminality. Rather than presenting a mere succession of schools of thought-a topic reserved for a different course unit-this course seeks to ensure students understand the development of this body of knowledge, starting from the earliest philosophical inquiries into crime.

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Historical analysis: method.Emergence and evolution of the currents of criminological thought: classical school and cartographic school. Prison and successive reforms. Alienism and its influence on the approach to crime. Perspective of degeneration (Morel). Positivism and anthropological school. Italian positivism and the theories of Lombroso, Ferri and Garofalo. Crisis of criminal anthropology. The new psychological and sociological trends. Development of criminology in Europe and America. Chicago School:circumstantialism that determines its emergence; The social issue. Method.Criminology since post-World War II: new trends. Scientific thinking about the criminal phenomenon and its articulation with scientific thinking.Criminology at the turn of the century. XXI.Criminology in Portugal: method of analysis.Birth and development: from research to practice. Insertion in the social question. The crisis of Portuguese Criminology: causes.Resurgence of criminology in Portugal from the 1980s

Classes will combine theory and practice, with the instructor's presentations complemented by student reflection and debate. The theoretical component involves introducing the various topics to be explored in the practical sessions, accompanied by the reading and discussion of classic texts from each period. Assessment will be based on attendance and participation in conferences and seminars organized by the course-requiring the submission of a report or a response to a question during the following class (40%)-and a comprehensive test covering the entire syllabus (60%). For each topic, the classes will highlight the political, socioeconomic, and cultural contexts of the eras that witnessed major historical transformations.

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