Researchers
João Próspero-Luís
Integrated Researcher
João Próspero-Luis is a lecturer and researcher in the field of Criminology at the Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais da Universidade Fernando Pessoa, where he also holds the position of Scientific Coordinator for the Undergraduate Programme in the same field.
In 2012, he finished his degree in Criminology at Universidade Fernando Pessoa, where he interned at the Santa Cruz do Bispo Prison, developing a graduation project on the topic “Perspectives of the Portuguese Inmate Population Regarding the Success of Their Future Resocialisation.”. In 2012, he began a Master’s in Criminology at the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto (FDUP). Between 2012 and 2014, he worked with an intervention group for children at risk titled “Justice, Education and Society,” in partnership with the School of Criminology, and conducted research in the area of Psychopathy and the process of antisocial decision-making, in collaboration with his supervisor, Professor Pedro Almeida. In 2014, he completed his Master’s with a dissertation titled “Theory of Planned Behaviour, Psychopathy and Intention to reoffend in Crimes Against Property.” At the end of 2014, he began his PhD in Criminology at FDUP, during which he conducted research on criminal decision-making processes, psychopathic traits, self-control, heuristics, among other areas. From 2014 to 2018, he worked as a research assistant at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Justice (CIJ) at the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto, School of Criminology. In 2018, he completed his PhD dissertation titled “Psychopathy and Human Judgement: A Personality View of Criminal Decision-Making,” also under the supervision of Professor Pedro Almeida.
Currently, in addition to his roles as a lecturer and coordinator, João Próspero-Luis has been working on research within the study of psychopathic traits and their influence on the various components that are part of the criminal decision-making process.
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In 2012, he finished his degree in Criminology at Universidade Fernando Pessoa, where he interned at the Santa Cruz do Bispo Prison, developing a graduation project on the topic “Perspectives of the Portuguese Inmate Population Regarding the Success of Their Future Resocialisation.”. In 2012, he began a Master’s in Criminology at the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto (FDUP). Between 2012 and 2014, he worked with an intervention group for children at risk titled “Justice, Education and Society,” in partnership with the School of Criminology, and conducted research in the area of Psychopathy and the process of antisocial decision-making, in collaboration with his supervisor, Professor Pedro Almeida. In 2014, he completed his Master’s with a dissertation titled “Theory of Planned Behaviour, Psychopathy and Intention to reoffend in Crimes Against Property.” At the end of 2014, he began his PhD in Criminology at FDUP, during which he conducted research on criminal decision-making processes, psychopathic traits, self-control, heuristics, among other areas. From 2014 to 2018, he worked as a research assistant at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Justice (CIJ) at the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto, School of Criminology. In 2018, he completed his PhD dissertation titled “Psychopathy and Human Judgement: A Personality View of Criminal Decision-Making,” also under the supervision of Professor Pedro Almeida.
Currently, in addition to his roles as a lecturer and coordinator, João Próspero-Luis has been working on research within the study of psychopathic traits and their influence on the various components that are part of the criminal decision-making process.
DE1E-0135-590A
