O policiamento comunitário na brigada militar no município de Caxias do Sul : a transição da polícia tradicional para polícia cidadã

Abstract

This dissertation aims to analyze the measure to which community policing developed in the city of Caxias do Sul has contributed to transition from traditional police for citizen police. To answer the research main topic of this study, the main bibliographies of books and articles in national and international levels which reflect community policing were analyzed, as well as qualitative analysis was carried out field research in the city of Caxias do Sul. Thus, it was analyzed, in the first chapter, historical evolution of the military police in the world and in Brazil, checking their origin and action to identify at what time it was constituted this traditional police of control, their formation and training and the things that contribute to the permanence of its traditional model. In the second chapter, the philosophy of community policing concept and addressing principles, historical development and its practices were presented. In this way, we seek to portray all the peculiarities of community policing, their practices and how this new practice of policing can contribute to transition from traditional police for citizen police. In the third chapter, the community participation in community policing concepts of community, increasing social participation in public safety, community organization and community safety advice were analyzed. In the study of this chapter, the importance of the participation of society in the construction of public security of its community was determined. In the fourth chapter, the topic is the community policing in the Military Police in the city of Caxias do Sul-RS.The city of Caxias do Sul, community safety councils, neighborhood associations and neighborhood associations of the union of Caxias do Sul neighborhood were analyzed. It presents the analysis and the results of qualitative empirical research on community policing in Caxias do Sul with the perception and evaluation of community leaders of neighborhoods, community police, coordinator of community policing of Rio Grande do Sul and the president of the UAB. Finally, it is clear that community policing model developed in Caxias do Sul has contributed to transition from traditional police to citizen police. Despite all the difficulties encountered and reported in this work, community policing of Caxias do Sul is a way for this new model of citizen police. Although it is a slow process, which involves changes and breaking paradigms that are still rooted in historical, social and cultural contexts, all the positive points that were encountered during our research lead us to believe that this is the better way for building this citizen police.