Teaching

Teaching approach

I understand university teaching as a space in which students develop the ability to analyse legal and criminological problems critically, connect theoretical knowledge with evidence, and construct well-reasoned responses to complex social and environmental challenges.

My teaching combines legal analysis, criminological theory, case-law study, empirical evidence, and discussion of real cases. I use active methodologies that encourage students to identify problems, compare different interpretations, defend arguments, and assess the practical consequences of legal and criminal-policy decisions.

Interdisciplinary learning is particularly important in my courses. Questions involving crime and harm often require dialogue between criminal law, criminology, psychology, environmental science, marine ecology, public policy, and professional practice.

Current teaching

I teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Universitat Jaume I . My current teaching includes the following subjects and areas.

Specific Forms of Criminality

Specific Forms of Criminality is a fourth-year compulsory course in the Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology and Security at Universitat Jaume I.

The course examines forms of criminality that require specialised legal, criminological, and empirical analysis. Students work with academic literature, legislation, case law, criminological data, and practical problems in order to understand both the characteristics of these phenomena and the institutional responses developed to address them.

The course combines structured theoretical materials with discussion-based seminars, practical cases, guided readings, and student participation. Particular attention is given to the critical evaluation of criminalisation processes, prevention strategies, criminal policy, and the social and ecological consequences of crime and harm.

Supervision

I supervise bachelor’s dissertations, master’s dissertations, research projects, and external placements in law, criminology, criminal justice, and related interdisciplinary fields.

My supervision interests include environmental crime, green and blue criminology, ecological justice, criminal law, criminal policy, restorative justice, corporate crime, emerging forms of criminality, security, victimisation, and the relationship between law and ecological evidence.

I encourage students to formulate clear research questions, work critically with primary and secondary sources, select methods appropriate to their objectives, and present their conclusions with analytical rigour and academic integrity.

Clinical and experiential learning

I was the second Chair of Legal and Criminological Clinic at Universitat Jaume I , from November 2023 to September 2026, where students connect academic learning with real legal, criminological, and social problems.

Clinical learning allows students to participate in supervised projects, analyse real cases, collaborate with institutions and civil-society organisations, and develop professional competencies while reflecting on ethics, vulnerability, social justice, and public responsibility.

This approach is also incorporated into activities developed through the Aula IbizaPreservation de Criminalidad Azul and other collaborations concerning marine environmental harm, ecological justice, public policy, and the protection of coastal communities.

Teaching innovation

Student resources

Official course information, teaching schedules, and institutional learning resources are available through the UJI teaching profile and the corresponding virtual classrooms.

Students interested in dissertation supervision or research-related learning activities may contact me at esteban.morelle@uji.es .