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Inês Barbosa da Fonseca holds a Master's (2021) and a Bachelor's degree (2019) in Criminology, from the Faculty of Law, University of Porto. Her master's thesis aimed to explore direct and indirect effects of students' school engagement, school climate and parenting practices on youth's externalizing and delinquent behaviours. Currently, she is pursuing a Ph.D in Criminology in which research interests such as juvenile delinquency, social bonds, developmental criminology and developmental risk-focused prevention will be further explored.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Inês Catarina Barbosa da Fonseca

Citation names

  • Fonseca, Inês B.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
331A-547E-6227
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9613-3451

Email addresses

  • up201503224@edu.direito.up.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Law - Criminology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/06/23 - 2027
Ongoing
Criminology (Doutoramento)
Escola de Criminologia, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2019 - 2021
Concluded
Criminology (Mestrado)
Major in Juvenil Delinquency
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Direito, Portugal
"A Relação entre Envolvimento Escolar, Clima Escolar e Delinquência Juvenil: Efeitos Diretos e Indiretos das Práticas Parentais " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
17
2021
Concluded
Formação Pedagógica Inicial de Formadores (Initial Pedagogical Training for Instructors)- Certificado de Competências Pedagógicas (CCP) (Outros)
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
4/5
2015 - 2019
Concluded
Criminology (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Direito, Portugal
14
2019
Concluded
Training for Program DROPI Facilitators | Formação para Agentes Multiplicadores do Programa DROPI (Outros)
Associação Unificar, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/09/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Escola de Criminologia, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2022/07/04 - 2023/08/30 Support Specialist (FinCrime Analyst - AML/CTF Retail) Revolut Ltd, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2020/11/02 Dinamizadora Programa OTL (264h) Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude IP, Portugal
Projeto Comunitário Cercar-te, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2019/11/30 Dinamizadora Programa OTL (264h) Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude IP, Portugal
Projeto Comunitário Cercar-te, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019/05 Estagiária de Criminologia no Projeto Comunitário Cercar-te Programa Escolhas - Projeto Cercar-te, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/09/01 - 2027/08/31 Prevenção Precoce do Comportamento Antissocial: Conceção e Implementação de um Programa Universal Multidimensional
2023.01238.BD
Research Fellow
Escola de Criminologia, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2025 - 2025 Project digi.well: a whole-school approach to well-being in a digital world
Volunteer Researcher – Specialized Support for Research Projects
Associação Portuguesa de Apoio à Vitima, Portugal
European Union
2023/06 - 2024/06 PROTEC-C – Understanding Protective Factors Against Antisocial Behavior in Socioeconomically Vulnerable Children and Youth: A National Cross-Sectional Study
Researcher
Escola de Criminologia, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Obra Social La Caixa
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Fonseca, Inês B.; Santos, Gilda; Santos, M. A.. "Prevenção em contexto escolar: as boas práticas e as suas implicações.". In Delinquência juvenil: Teoria, práticas e avaliação, 251-268. Portugal: PACTOR, 2025.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Inês Barbosa da Fonseca; Gilda Santos; Margarida A. Santos. "School engagement, school climate and youth externalizing behaviors: direct and indirect effects of parenting practices". Current Psychology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04567-4.
    10.1007/s12144-023-04567-4
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/09 Early Prevention of Antisocial Behaviour: Results of a needs assessment with Elementary School Teachers 25th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology
European Society of Criminology (Athens, Greece)
2024/12 Early Prevention of Antisocial Behaviour: Design and Implementation of a Multidimensional Universal Programme International Conference Pathways to Juvenile Delinquency
School of Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Porto, & CIJ – Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Justice (Porto, Portugal)
2024/11 Can Protective Factors Prevent Antisocial Behavior? Insights from the PROTECT-C Study on Portuguese Youth 79th American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting
American Society of Criminology (San Francisco, United States)
2024/09 PROTECT-C: Results from a national study on protective factors for antisocial behavior with Portuguese vulnerable children and youth 24th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology
European Society of Criminology (Bucharest, Romania)
2022/09 School Engagement, School Climate and Youth Externalizing Behaviors: Direct and Indirect Effects of Parenting Practices 22nd Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology
European Society of Criminology (Málaga, Spain)
2022 The Relationship between School Engagement, School Climate and Youth Externalizing Behaviours: Direct and Indirect Effects of Parenting Practices IJUP - Encontro Jovem Investigação Jovem Universidade do Porto
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/04/12 - 2022/04/12 Panel Speaker at the 2nd Criminology Internship Fair | Participação no Painel de Oradores da II Mostra de Estágios de Criminologia
Escola de Criminologia, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2017/10/12 - 2017/10/13 International Conference "Prisons in Portugal and in Europe - History, Culture and Photography: Comparative Approaches"
Conference
AICLP - Associação Internacional de Criminologia de Língua Portuguesa, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2022 Best Oral Communication in "Law and Criminology" at IJUP 2022
Universidade do Porto, Portugal