The course Illicit Markets and Organized Crime in the Americas aims to provide a broad, analytical and didactic overview of the phenomena associated with illicit markets in the regions that make up the Americas, covering legal challenges, cooperation, the production and sharing of information and operational strategies to combat these markets.
Present the major challenges related to illicit markets on the American continent and indicate the main legal provisions and good operational practices related to the topics: the legal framework for border public security cooperation, good practices in operational procedures and techniques for the production of data and intelligence in public security.
The course will take place over 11 weeks with a total of 120 hours of activities between June 3 and August 18, 2024, taking into account the viewing of video lessons for each module, reading the course workbook and answering the evaluation questionnaires for each lesson.
The methodology used in the course will be Problem-Based Learning associated with Microlearning. The first method seeks to connect theoretical concepts with practical issues. The objective is to bring knowledge closer to the day-to-day activities of police work, to foster a deeper understanding and to contribute to the professional performance of our students. Microlearning, in turn, is a modern teaching method designed for distance learning (DE). It aims to increase flexibility, dynamism, and the absorption of knowledge by students through the use of different, but complementary, pedagogical tools. At the end, it is expected that the student will have been able to understand complex phenomena and apply this knowledge in practical situations.
The School of Multidimensional Security (ESEM) is part of the Institute of International Relations (IRI) of the University of São Paulo (USP).
