Cárcere e liberdade: uma análise das principais condições e fatores que permitem e/ou facilitam a liberdade dos acusados reincidentes em furto

Abstract

Given the increasing crime rates, Brazilian society appeals to the repressive power of the state and prison as a solution to the issues caused by the escalation of crime and violence. Society wants peace and believes that the police is the only institution responsible for it. In turn, police defend themselves saying that they do the work that is prescribed for them arresting the "criminals", but, unfortunately, "the police arrest, but justice frees." Prosecutors and judges of criminal courts when asked complain about the saturation of the prison system, law and police work. This dissertation intends, through quantitative and qualitative analysis of 188 cases of theft occurred in the city of Montes Claros_ MG in 2009, to reflect on some questions, such as the role of civilian and military police in this context, the involvement of prosecutors and judges and why so many prisoners are freed.