Institute of Criminology

Information

Director: Mr. Gumersindo Guinarte Cabada
Secretary: Mr. Fernando Vázquez-Portomeñe Seijas

Address: Faculty of Law. Campus Vida.
15782 Santiago de Compostela
Telephone number: 881 814 680
E-mail: icsec@usc.es

Description

It gives the studies corresponding to the own qualifications of Graduate in Sciences of the Criminology and of Public Security (study programmes of 3 years of duration, approved by the Council of Government of this University in June, 20th, 2005). Moreover, recognised specialists give interdisciplinary courses and short courses addressed to complete the training of our students and to update the professional’s knowledge related to the criminology. It takes charge of the edition of the Magazine ‘Estudios Penales y Criminológicos’, in which recognised teachers and researchers of Spanish and foreign Universities usually collaborate. The ‘Boletín Criminolóxico da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela’ is also periodically published; it analyses current issues, and presents works of investigation done by the students.