Discussing police reform in Brazil

Police institutions have been an object of growing concern for several reasons, regarding our difficulty in developing effective mechanisms to control their activity, as well as the perception that they are not efficient in crime control activities. In this paper, we present an overview of the possi...

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Autores: Filho, Cláudio Beato, Ribeiro, Ludmila
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repositorio:Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/23255
Acceso en línea:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/civitas/article/view/23255
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Police reform. Military Police. Civil Police. Brazil.
Reforma da polícia. Polícia militar. Polícia civil. Ciclo completo.
Reforma das Polícias
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Sumario:Police institutions have been an object of growing concern for several reasons, regarding our difficulty in developing effective mechanisms to control their activity, as well as the perception that they are not efficient in crime control activities. In this paper, we present an overview of the possibilities and limits of police reform proposals, which range from punctual changes to structural shifts, such as the adoption of the complete cycle. In the end, we underline the difficulties to be overcome towards more efficient police forces in Brazil.