Discovering Criminology: An Experience of Teaching Innovation

  1. Ana Isabel García Alfaraz 1
  2. Alicia González Monje 1
  3. Ana Margarida Simões Gaudêncio coord.
  4. Fernando Borges coord.
  5. Marta Graça coord.
  1. 1 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

    Geographic location of the organization Universidad de Salamanca
Proceedings:
I Legal Science Communication Conference Proceedings: Communicating Legal Research

Publisher: University of Coimbra Institute for Legal Research (UCILeR)

Year of publication: 2024

Pages: 27-36

Congress: University of Coimbra Institute for Legal Research (UCILeR) is organizing the I Legal SciComm Conference: Communicating Legal Research. This is a conference on the communication of legal research, as part of the Communication of Legal Research (Legal SciComm) project, to be held on 30 November 2023, at the Colégio da Trindade (Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra), Portugal.

Type: Conference paper

DOI: 10.47907/LEGALSCICOMM2023/2 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor HANDLE: https://hdl.handle.net/10366/160676
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Sustainable development goals

Abstract

The novel nature of university degree studies in criminology in Spain and Europe causes greater ignorance about what it is, and what functions this new science fulfils or can fulfil, especially among parents, schoolteachers, and high school students. Starting from this need, we proposed a project to promote the degree in criminology. The objective of this project was to involve the students of the degree in criminology so that they could disseminate in secondary education centres their experience and, essentially, the knowledge acquired and possible professional opportunities of criminology graduates. The students designed a series of recreational activities to disseminate the content and scope of criminology. Through gamification, different goals were achieved: acquiring basic knowledge of criminological content, promoting active participation, community‑based learning, while confirming the importance of criminology for society, as well as its autonomy and independence compared to other disciplines such as criminal law or criminalistics.