Direction
Director: Rita Faria
Vice-Director: Anabela Leão
Members of the Board of Directors: Helena Mota, Pedro Sousa and José Neves Cruz
Rita Faria
Rita Faria is an Assistant Professor at the School of Criminology - Faculty of Law of the University of Porto. She was a founding member and Director (2020-2024) of the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Crime, Justice and Security - CJS. She is the Director of the only PhD program in Criminology in Portugal.
She holds a PhD in Criminology, an MA in Sociology and a Degree in Law. She has been actively researching and publishing on matters such as environmental crimes and Green Criminology, as well as white-collar crime, financial, corporate and occupational crimes, including research misconduct. She has extensive experience in supervising dissertations and theses, both on white-collar and environmental crimes, as well as in gendered issues in Criminology, and has been teaching at the Undergraduate and Masters program in Criminology of the University of Porto as well as in Doctoral Schools and research seminars in other European universities.
She is Editor in Chief of "Criminology in Europe", the European Society of Criminology newsletter, and a Board member of the same society. She is President of the European Working Group on Organizational Crime (EUROC) and, until recently, was one of the founders and board member of the Working Group on Qualitative Research Methodologies and Epistemologies (WG-QRME) - both working groups of the European Society of Criminology.
Currently, Rita Faria is part of the Editorial Board of Crime, Law & Social Change and of Qualitative Criminology. She was co-editor of collective books such as "European White-Collar Crime", published by Bristol University Press, and "Qualitative Methods in Criminology", published by Springer.
In 2023 her research profile was highlighted by Centro Ciência Viva as one of the 101 female Portuguese scientists. She has been PI, co-PI or member of multiple funded research projects. More recently, she has been part of an international team awarded by the Volkswagen Foundation to conduct research on "Predatory publishing practices: Paper tigers or actual threats from evaluation systems?"
Anabela Leão
Anabela Costa Leão (1978, Porto, Portugal) graduated in Law in 2000 from Faculty of Law -University of Porto (FDUP) and received her PhD in Law (Public Law) from Nova Law School with the dissertation: “Constitution and Interculturality: from difference to reference” (2014).
She is an integrated researcher of CIJ (Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Justice). At the Center, she co-coordinated the project "Vulnerability and Diversity: fundamental rights in context” (2018-2021) and currently co-coordinates the project “Law and Global Health”. She is a member of the CIJ Board.
Besides her teaching activity at FDUP, her academic experience also comprises lectures in several graduation, master and post-graduation courses at U. Porto and other academic institutions, supervision of master and PhD dissertations in Law and participation in numerous academic juries at FDUP and other institutions. She authored and co-authored articles, book chapters and books, and acted as reviewer for scientific publications. She has experience of collaborating on national and international research projects and networks.
Her teaching and research interests include Constitutional Law, Fundamental Rights, Political Science and Political Philosophy, with a special focus on the questions raised by cultural and religious diversity, migrant rights, vulnerability, equality and non-discrimination.
Helena Mota
Helena Mota (Porto, 1969), is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto, has a degree in Law from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (1992); a Master's degree in Legal and Civil Sciences from the Universidade de Coimbra (1998) and a PhD in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto (2010).
She is the Director of the 3rd Cycle of Studies in Law (PhD) at the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto.
She is a member of the CIJ - Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Justice of the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto; IDADFE - Instituto de desarrollo y análisis del Derecho de Família en España, of the Centro Interuniversitario di ricerca su relazioni familiari e successorie nell'Europa del sud; EAPIL - European Association of Private International Law, international associate member of IBDIPr - Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Internacional Privado and RPCI - Rede de Processo Civil Internacional.
She has worked mainly in the areas of Private International Law and Family and Succession Law, with more than four dozen publications, participation in international scientific projects and interventions in numerous scientific and academic events both in Portugal and abroad.
Pedro Sousa
Vice-Director: Anabela Leão
Members of the Board of Directors: Helena Mota, Pedro Sousa and José Neves Cruz
Rita Faria
Rita Faria is an Assistant Professor at the School of Criminology - Faculty of Law of the University of Porto. She was a founding member and Director (2020-2024) of the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Crime, Justice and Security - CJS. She is the Director of the only PhD program in Criminology in Portugal.
She holds a PhD in Criminology, an MA in Sociology and a Degree in Law. She has been actively researching and publishing on matters such as environmental crimes and Green Criminology, as well as white-collar crime, financial, corporate and occupational crimes, including research misconduct. She has extensive experience in supervising dissertations and theses, both on white-collar and environmental crimes, as well as in gendered issues in Criminology, and has been teaching at the Undergraduate and Masters program in Criminology of the University of Porto as well as in Doctoral Schools and research seminars in other European universities.
She is Editor in Chief of "Criminology in Europe", the European Society of Criminology newsletter, and a Board member of the same society. She is President of the European Working Group on Organizational Crime (EUROC) and, until recently, was one of the founders and board member of the Working Group on Qualitative Research Methodologies and Epistemologies (WG-QRME) - both working groups of the European Society of Criminology.
Currently, Rita Faria is part of the Editorial Board of Crime, Law & Social Change and of Qualitative Criminology. She was co-editor of collective books such as "European White-Collar Crime", published by Bristol University Press, and "Qualitative Methods in Criminology", published by Springer.
In 2023 her research profile was highlighted by Centro Ciência Viva as one of the 101 female Portuguese scientists. She has been PI, co-PI or member of multiple funded research projects. More recently, she has been part of an international team awarded by the Volkswagen Foundation to conduct research on "Predatory publishing practices: Paper tigers or actual threats from evaluation systems?"
Anabela Leão
Anabela Costa Leão (1978, Porto, Portugal) graduated in Law in 2000 from Faculty of Law -University of Porto (FDUP) and received her PhD in Law (Public Law) from Nova Law School with the dissertation: “Constitution and Interculturality: from difference to reference” (2014).
She is an integrated researcher of CIJ (Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Justice). At the Center, she co-coordinated the project "Vulnerability and Diversity: fundamental rights in context” (2018-2021) and currently co-coordinates the project “Law and Global Health”. She is a member of the CIJ Board.
Besides her teaching activity at FDUP, her academic experience also comprises lectures in several graduation, master and post-graduation courses at U. Porto and other academic institutions, supervision of master and PhD dissertations in Law and participation in numerous academic juries at FDUP and other institutions. She authored and co-authored articles, book chapters and books, and acted as reviewer for scientific publications. She has experience of collaborating on national and international research projects and networks.
Her teaching and research interests include Constitutional Law, Fundamental Rights, Political Science and Political Philosophy, with a special focus on the questions raised by cultural and religious diversity, migrant rights, vulnerability, equality and non-discrimination.
Helena Mota
Helena Mota (Porto, 1969), is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto, has a degree in Law from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (1992); a Master's degree in Legal and Civil Sciences from the Universidade de Coimbra (1998) and a PhD in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto (2010).
She is the Director of the 3rd Cycle of Studies in Law (PhD) at the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto.
She is a member of the CIJ - Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Justice of the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto; IDADFE - Instituto de desarrollo y análisis del Derecho de Família en España, of the Centro Interuniversitario di ricerca su relazioni familiari e successorie nell'Europa del sud; EAPIL - European Association of Private International Law, international associate member of IBDIPr - Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Internacional Privado and RPCI - Rede de Processo Civil Internacional.
She has worked mainly in the areas of Private International Law and Family and Succession Law, with more than four dozen publications, participation in international scientific projects and interventions in numerous scientific and academic events both in Portugal and abroad.
Pedro Sousa
Pedro Sousa, PhD in Economics from ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, currently serves as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Porto (FDUP). He is a member of both the Scientific Council of FDUP and the Representatives Board of the institution.
Pedro Sousa is an integrated member of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Justice (CIJ) at FDUP. He has participated in numerous research projects as a researcher or senior researcher, including MiscRisk, InJUSTiceWar, Intimate Partner Violence Homicides, and Telecare Protection System Assessment. Many of these projects have been conducted in close collaboration with security and justice system agencies. His research interests encompass a wide array of criminology topics, such as the costs of crime, deterrence, economic and financial crimes, corruption, tax crimes, organized crime, criminal network analysis, domestic violence, and intervention programs in crime and justice. Utilizing quantitative methods and mixed methodologies, Pedro Sousa has significantly contributed to the field through conference presentations and publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Pedro Sousa teaches various courses in the Bachelor's Degree in Criminology, Master's Degree in Criminology, and Master's Degree in Law programs. His subjects include Statistics, Methodology, Criminological Analysis, Organized Crime, Criminal Networks, Economics, and Game Theory. He is also actively involved in executive workshops for law enforcement officers, with a particular focus on criminal network analysis, underscoring his commitment to the practical application of scientific knowledge. He has supervised five PhD students in Criminology, forty-two Master’s Degree students in Criminology, and fifteen Master’s Degree students in Law.
Internationally, Pedro Sousa has served on the Executive Board of the European Society of Criminology and remains an active member of the society. He is involved in two scientific working groups within the European Society of Criminology: The European Working Group on Organizational Crime (EUROC) and The European Working Group on Organized Crime and Criminal Networks. Additionally, he is the president of the Supervisory Board of the International Association of Portuguese Language Criminology (AICLP), of which he is a founding member.
José Neves Cruz
José N. Cruz is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto. He holds a degree and a PhD in Economics, as well as a Master’s in Finance.
He is a member of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Justice (CIJ). He participates in the network European Working Group on Organizational Crime (EUROC) and in the White Collar Crime Research Consortium (WCCRC).
He has conducted research in the field of Public Economics and more recently in the areas of Economic and Financial Crime and Entrepreneurship. He has published and participated in national and international conferences on these topics. He teaches various courses in undergraduate and master’s programmes in Law and Criminology: Political Economy; Organised Crime and Economic and Financial Crime; Economic Law; Special Topics in Criminology; Practicum in Legal and Economic Sciences.
His experience in management arose from being the CEO of a small company in the beginning of his career (during 10 years) and more recently he was the President of the Faculty of Law’s Board of Directors (during 5 years). Presently, he is the Chairman of the Teaching Council of FDUP (since 2014). He has been teaching Economics and Organizational Behaviour in the Law degree and in the Master of Laws, and Topics of Economic and Financial Criminality in the Master of Criminology.
Pedro Sousa is an integrated member of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Justice (CIJ) at FDUP. He has participated in numerous research projects as a researcher or senior researcher, including MiscRisk, InJUSTiceWar, Intimate Partner Violence Homicides, and Telecare Protection System Assessment. Many of these projects have been conducted in close collaboration with security and justice system agencies. His research interests encompass a wide array of criminology topics, such as the costs of crime, deterrence, economic and financial crimes, corruption, tax crimes, organized crime, criminal network analysis, domestic violence, and intervention programs in crime and justice. Utilizing quantitative methods and mixed methodologies, Pedro Sousa has significantly contributed to the field through conference presentations and publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Pedro Sousa teaches various courses in the Bachelor's Degree in Criminology, Master's Degree in Criminology, and Master's Degree in Law programs. His subjects include Statistics, Methodology, Criminological Analysis, Organized Crime, Criminal Networks, Economics, and Game Theory. He is also actively involved in executive workshops for law enforcement officers, with a particular focus on criminal network analysis, underscoring his commitment to the practical application of scientific knowledge. He has supervised five PhD students in Criminology, forty-two Master’s Degree students in Criminology, and fifteen Master’s Degree students in Law.
Internationally, Pedro Sousa has served on the Executive Board of the European Society of Criminology and remains an active member of the society. He is involved in two scientific working groups within the European Society of Criminology: The European Working Group on Organizational Crime (EUROC) and The European Working Group on Organized Crime and Criminal Networks. Additionally, he is the president of the Supervisory Board of the International Association of Portuguese Language Criminology (AICLP), of which he is a founding member.
José Neves Cruz
José N. Cruz is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto. He holds a degree and a PhD in Economics, as well as a Master’s in Finance.
He is a member of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Justice (CIJ). He participates in the network European Working Group on Organizational Crime (EUROC) and in the White Collar Crime Research Consortium (WCCRC).
He has conducted research in the field of Public Economics and more recently in the areas of Economic and Financial Crime and Entrepreneurship. He has published and participated in national and international conferences on these topics. He teaches various courses in undergraduate and master’s programmes in Law and Criminology: Political Economy; Organised Crime and Economic and Financial Crime; Economic Law; Special Topics in Criminology; Practicum in Legal and Economic Sciences.
His experience in management arose from being the CEO of a small company in the beginning of his career (during 10 years) and more recently he was the President of the Faculty of Law’s Board of Directors (during 5 years). Presently, he is the Chairman of the Teaching Council of FDUP (since 2014). He has been teaching Economics and Organizational Behaviour in the Law degree and in the Master of Laws, and Topics of Economic and Financial Criminality in the Master of Criminology.