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.
Rafaela Granja participated as a speaker at the Criminology Week: Contemporary Challenges in Criminology, promoted by the University of Maia between May 19 and 23. Her contribution was part of the session entitled “Electronic Monitoring: Present and Future Challenges”, where she presented and discussed some of the main issues that have emerged around the implementation of electronic…
Rafaela Granja was an invited speaker at the AICLP – International Association of Portuguese-Speaking Criminology and the Institute for Advanced Studies of Ribeirão Preto at the University of São Paulo (IEARP/USP), for a session on electronic monitoring entitled “Between Invisibility and Hyper-Visibility: Experiences of People Under Electronic Monitoring in Portugal”, which brought together participants from both…
Rafaela Granja gave the presentation: “(Im)probable futures of artificial intelligence in the criminal justice system” at the Artificial Intelligence & Sustainability Congress, held on May 6th at the University of Minho. The event brought together students from several secondary schools, who prepared and presented topics related to the use of AI in a variety of…
Main investigator Rafaela Granja is giving an open lecture on electronic monitoring in the scope of Deviance and Crime, a curricular unit from the Master on Criminal Sciences, from Law School. The lecture happens saturday, 22nd of March, at University of Minho and its open to all academic community.
Rafaela Granja did a presentation about prison studies to two classes of students of Escola Secundária Quinta das Flores highschool, in Coimbra. The event was an oportunity to debate some data and thoughts regarding the portuguese prison system.
Rafaela Granja participated in the 13th Electronic Monitoring Conference, organized by the Confederation of European Probation (CEP), held in Cascais from December 3 to 5, 2024. The event, themed “Beyond Control: Electronic Monitoring and Prevention,” served as a platform to explore the latest developments, challenges, and future prospects in the field of electronic monitoring. During…
Rafaela Granja co-organized, together with Ana Ferreira and Nina Amelung, the Autumn School and the 6th Rumos Conference, Building Bridges in Times of Crises – Knowledge Exchange in Science and Technology, which took place from November 20 to 22 at NOVA FCSH, Lisbon. During the event, Rafaela Granja presented a communication titled “The (In)visibility Paradox: Electronic Monitoring…
Participation on the International Conference “Prison systems and prison architecture: how are they related? An European perspective”, held at Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto (FDUP) on the 24th and 25th of October
Participation on the 16th European Sociological Association (ESA) Conference, held in Porto between the 27th and 30th of August.
Participation on the 5th Meeting of the Thematic Section Sociology of Law and Justice of the Portuguese Sociology Association which took place at the University of Maia.