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Presentation
Presentation
The Criminal Sociology course unit aims to equip students with knowledge, analytical skills, and critical thinking to understand criminal phenomena and deviant behaviours as socially constructed realities. It focuses on the analysis of contemporary issues in crime and on the state of the art in Criminal Sociology, promoting Sociology as an essential tool for interpreting social phenomena. It also seeks to develop students' ability to interpret deviant behaviours in contemporary society, characterised by risk dynamics and social complexity. Within the framework of the Bachelor's Degree in Criminology, this course unit reinforces an interdisciplinary approach, enabling students to understand the relationships between crime, society, and social control, as well as to analyse institutional responses to crime critically.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT6358-21895
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Crime and Criminal Sociology The civilising process and the risk society Sociological theories explaining crime Social issues associated with deviance and social control
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Objectives
Objectives
The learning outcomes of this course unit are structured into five complementary dimensions: ILO1: To understand the foundations of the sociology of deviant behaviours as socially constructed phenomena, situating them within the context of contemporary society. ILO2: To recognise the main contributions of the state of the art in the field of Criminal Sociology, through engagement with the relevant scientific literature. ILO3: To describe the main theoretical approaches explaining crime and to understand the central debates in Criminal Sociology. ILO4: To develop initial critical analysis skills, using basic sociological concepts. ILO5: To understand the issues associated with the evolution of contemporary societies, characterised by dynamics of risk and by the need for institutional responses to crime and deviance.
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Teaching methodologies
Teaching methodologies
Lectures and practical classes: theoretical exposition (presentation, exploration, and synthesis of the syllabus content), developed in dialogical interaction with students; analysis and discussion of academic texts, promoting reasoned debate; and the exploration of problem situations and real research cases in the field of Criminal Sociology. In this context, the integration of students' lived experiences is valued within discussion dynamics as a pedagogical resource that allows for the problematisation of social representations and contributes to the deconstruction of preconceived ideas and stereotypes associated with criminal phenomena. These activities are carried out in group work through autonomous research and information gathering, followed by the presentation and discussion of results in class. Individual work is also undertaken in the classroom context, promoting the consolidation of knowledge and the progressive development of critical and well-founded analytical skills.
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References
References
Bauman, Z., & May, T. (2010). Aprendendo a pensar com a sociologia. Zahar. Gartner, R., & McCarthy, B. (eds) (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Crime . Oxford Academic, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199838707.001.0001 Liebling, A. (2023). The Oxford Handbook of Criminology . Oxford University Press Dias, J. F., & Andrade, M. C. (2013). Criminologia: O homem delinquente e a sociedade criminógena (2.ª ed.). Coimbra Editora. Elias, N. (2006). O Processo Civilizacional . Publicações Dom Quixote. Giddens, A. (2000). Crime e Desvio [202-243]. In Sociologia (9.ª Ed.). Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Machado, H. (2008). Manual de Sociologia do Crime. Edições Afrontamento.
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Assessment
Assessment
Descrição dos instrumentos de avaliação (individuais e de grupo) ¿ testes, trabalhos práticos, relatórios, projetos... respetivas datas de entrega/apresentação... e ponderação na nota final.
Exemplo:
Descrição
Data limite
Ponderação
Assiduidade, participação oral e relatório reflexivo
10%
Trabalho em grupo (tematica escolhida pelas/os estudantes
5/5/2026
12/05/2026
30%
Trabalho individual realizado em aula
19/05/2026
60%
As ponderações dos diferentes parâmetros da avaliação, bem como o formato do trabalho de grupo (são propostas duas tipologias de trabalho colaborativo), são acordadas com as/os estudantes na primeira aula do semestre.
Até à data da apresentação dos trabalhos de grupo, é disponibilizado tempo de aula para a realização do trabalho, bem como para o acompanhamento, e esclarecimento de dúvidas por parte da docente.
Os estudantes com estatuto de trabalhador-estudante ou com sobreposição de horário terão o critério de assiduidade assegurado através da realização de um trabalho complementar, a definir com a docente no início das aulas. Nestes casos, os estudantes deverão contactar a docente nas primeiras aulas de funcionamento da UC. Caso esse contacto ocorra apenas no final do semestre, serão encaminhados diretamente para exame de recurso.
No caso dos estudantes Erasmus, e mediante pedido prévio, formalizado junto da docente, os elementos de avaliação poderão ser realizados noutra língua (Inglês).
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Mobility
Mobility
No
