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Research and Development Units - Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Crime, Justice and Security of the School of Criminology - Faculty of Law of the University of Porto (CJS)

The Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Crime, Justice and Security of the School of Criminology - Faculty of Law of the University of Porto (CJS) is a Research and Development Unit based at FDUP.

Mission

The main mission of the CJS is to foster the research of the School of Criminology, the Department of the Faculty which aims at developing scientific activity, teaching and providing services to the community, within the scope of Criminology, both from a theoretical and empirical perspective.

Research Lines

Created in 2016, CJS designs and develops research projects within 5 lines of research:

  1. Delinquent and Antisocial Behaviour;
  2. Justice and Social Control;
  3. Victimology;
  4. Security and Crime;
  5. Epistemology and History of Criminology.

CJS members develop their research work within these research lines while simultaneously supervising research projects within the Master’s Degree and PhDs in Criminology.

Research at CJS has taken place through national and international projects and in partnership with several Portuguese and foreign entities, including other higher education institutions, but also from civil society and, particularly, from the Justice area. CJS members have also provided services to the community of significant relevance and impact. CJS also organises periodic conferences on current criminological topics, providing the community with information on the most relevant research. For this purpose, it has counted with the presence of researchers and professionals of national and international renown.

Composition

Currently, this Research Unit is composed of a group of effective, junior and external researchers. Its Board of Directors includes:

  • Professor Rita Faria (Director)
  • Professor Carla Sofia Cardoso
  • Professor Jorge Quintas
  • Professor Ana Margarida Santos
  • Professor Jorge Gracia Ibañez.

Contacts

Faculty of Law of the University of Porto

Rua dos Bragas, 223
4050-123 Porto
Portugal

Phone: (+351) 222 041 610
E-mail: [email protected]