Curricular Unit:			Code:
Crime: Prevention and Social Reintegration			780CPRS
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
3	Undergraduate	Criminology	6 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
Winter Semester		Portuguese/English	78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
1. To describe criminogenic needs in a community 2. To identify intended participants for an intervention and possible settings in which to reach participants. 3. To set intervention´s goals and objectives 4. To select an intervention that will most appropriately address goals and objectives and meet the needs of participants, using evidence-based strategies to change criminal behaviour 5. To evaluate the success of an intervention
Syllabus:
Preventing crime. Assessing crime prevention needs. Local crime prevention strategies. Sustainability of crime prevention strategies and programmes. Crime and social reintegration of offenders. Desistance from crime and the prevention of recidivism. Implementing successful reintegration programmes. Reintegration programmes in prisons. Offender assessments. Pre-release programmes. Post-release reintegration and aftercare programme. Reintegration programmes for child offenders. Reintegration programmes for specific groups of offenders
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
This course's contents were selected based on their empirical validity, applicability and relevance to the field. The inclusion of diverse approaches provides students with a comprehensive perspective of the actual scope of this field. Hence, the course contents provide students with a solid, comprehensive, up to date and empirically valid basis to build their knowledge on, encouraging further research as well as the application of the presented theoretical models.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The teaching methods are theoretical-practical classes, including (1) explanation and debate of relevant theoretical concepts; (2) demonstration of the practical application of those concepts; and (3) guidance of autonomous study by the students, consulting the recommended references.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The exposure of procedures and strategies is critical to students' understanding. The explanation is accompanied by examples of practical applications of theoretical procedures, and students are requested to provide further examples. These methods stimulate the development of an integrative, pragmatic and analytical approach to the presented theoretical models, as well as a general investigative, critically reflective and knowledge-seeking attitude.
Reading:
Gonçalves, R. (2008). Delinquência, crime e adaptação à prisão.Coimbra:Quarteto UNDOC (2010). Medidas privativas y no privativas de libertad. El sistema penitenciario Manual de instrucciones para la evaluación de la justicia penal. Disponível em: http://www.unodc.org/documents/justice-and-prison-reform/crimeprevention/The_Prison_System_Spanish.pdf UNDOC (2011). Criterios para la formulación y evaluación de los programas de reforma de la justicia de menores. Disponível em: http://www.unodc.org/documents/justice-and-prison-reform/crimeprevention/V1187524.pdf UNDOC (2011). Instrumento de evaluación de necessidades en materia de prevención de la delincuencia. Disponível em: https://www.unodc.org/documents/justice-and-prison-reform/crimeprevention/CrimePreventionAssessemntToolSpani