Reação social e vitimização em Montes Claros/MG: um diagnóstico do perfil das vítimas de crime e da subnotificação entre junho de 2008 e julho de 2009

Abstract

This work examines the opportunities created by modernity that unites us, in time and space, victims and perpetrators of crimes. The background of this analysis was the application of the theory of rote approaches to urban context of city of Montes Claros/mg. From that theory turned-analyze crime from the perspective of victims of crime, the individual actions and social routines that favour the victimization. The goal of the study was to identify the socioeconomic profile and behavioural habits of victims of crime, as well as his experience with public security institutions. For the analysis information collections were used in a survey victimization and official data of the military police of Minas Gerais. The results indicate that people with certain attributes and behavioural practices are more likely to become victims of crimes. Furthermore, it was possible to perceive the relationship between society and security institutions, especially the police, not converge towards the same goal. Some ideological divergence between police work desired by society and institutional objectives defined by the institution to fulfil its social role.