The School on Crime and Technology: Controversial Presents, (Un)likely Futures took place from June 4 to 6, 2025, at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho. The school brought together participants from different disciplinary backgrounds – namely law, sociology, and other social sciences – and at various stages of their academic and…
The Final Conference of the E-Monitoring Project, entitled “Electronic Monitoring: Present and Future Challenges”, took place on May 9th at the auditorium of the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Minho, Braga. The event brought together dozens of researchers, professionals, and students to reflect on the current state and future directions of electronic monitoring within criminal…
What is the current state of electronic monitoring, at national and international level? How can its development be anticipated in light of the growth of artificial intelligence systems? What ethical, social and political challenges emerge from its expansion in scope and range? What are the social, family, economic and penal impacts of serving sentences and measures under electronic monitoring? These are some of the questions under discussion.