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

INVESTIGAÇÃO NA CRIMINALIDADE ORGANIZADA - 2020/2021

1º curricular year
Semestralidade: 2nd semester
ECTS: 7.50

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutor José Daniel Tavares
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutor José Daniel Tavares

Class type and School hours

Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teórica : 1 Horas

Main Aims/Objectives

Reinforced knowledge about the diverse transversal and specific characteristics assumed by the different forms that organized and economic-financial crime takes.
Critical reflection on the economic, social and political consequences that result from this form of crime.

Specific Aims/Objectives

Understand how the special characteristics of organized crime influence and condition the preventive and repressive action of this phenomenon as well as the respective measures and means of investigation

Skills to be acquired

To contact the different international, national and transnational normative structures and instruments dedicated to the investigation of prevention and fight against organized crime

Teaching Procedures

Theoretical lectures with audio-visual support (power point).
Tutorial guidance classes dedicated to the practical development of the subject taught, to foster critical analysis and oral presentation of written works and interventions in students.
Indication of other readings appropriate to each theme, namely those proposed to students for carrying out their work.

Programme

Introduction
PART I
1. Characterization and identification of organized crime
1.1. Transnationality, plurality of elements and business structure.
1.2. Globalization and cybercrime
1.3. The Palermo Convention and Attached Protocols
1.4. Links to economic-financial crime and power structures: Differentiated criminal treatment
1.5. Organizations and areas of activity
1.6. Social, economic and political consequences
1.7. Projection of characteristics in research difficulties
2. Organized crime, homeland security, criminal policy
3. Evolution: RASIS
4. Importance of generic and sectoral international cooperation: Main instruments
5. Main cooperation instruments in Europe: Relevant role for Europol
6. Bilateral cooperation. In particular: Crimes against people, narcotics, weapons, cybercrime and money laundering

PART II
PREVENTION AND REPRESSION AGAINST ORGANIZED AND ECONOMIC-FINANCIAL CRIME
FORMAL CONTROL INSTANCES
1. International right
2. National law
3. Judicial authorities and criminal police bodies
4. Public Ministry and Judiciary Police
5. PSP, GNR, ASAE, SEF, Maritime Authority and Tax and Customs Authority
6. Control and inspection of the OPC´s activity: Council and Coordination System and Attorney General
7. Competences: Criminal Investigation Organization Law
8. Special measures, regimes and actions
8.1. Cataloging
8.2. Bank secrecy
8.3. Voice and image registration
8.4. Covert actions
9 Rules of the Criminal Procedure Code

Evaluation Type

Two obligatory written tests.
A individually thematic research paper written with oral exposure.
Evaluation of interest and commitment shown and the ability of oral and written expression. Record of attendance at class

Teaching Resources

Bibliography and legislation indicated.
Consultation of monographs and articles.
Use of video-projector for presentation of slides and other support material, some of which is made available to students on the Moodle electronic platform at Universidade Lusíada

Keywords

Organized and economic-financial crime
Criminal organizations
Criminal investigation
Prevention and repression

Main Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography