Policiamento Comunitário: prevenção como estratégia de segurança pública

Abstract

Before the increase in violent crime recorded from the year 2000 in Great Holy Kings in Montes Claros - MG, establishes itself in the region a picture of insecurity of the population. Accordingly, it became necessary to adopt intervention strategies that were able to circumvent the situation by reducing crime. From this perspective, given the national scene public safety, realizes the importance of implementing programs in the area of preventive nature with the premise that the public should play a more active and coordinated in achieving security, and through this conjunction with public safety efforts could become more effective. It is noteworthy in this context the Community Policing program, recognized worldwide as the police the next century and has excelled as a policing success in reducing violent crime. The research in question falls within that discussion board, bringing to analyze the experience of Community Policing program implemented in the region of the Great Holy Kings in Montes Claros, trying to understand the strategies used by them for the exercise of social control in this community. Thus the aim of this research is to analyze the experience of Community Policing in Greater Santos Reis, both for the research was based on a qualitative methodology, believing that this would be more feasible to carry out the work. 36 interviews were conducted with police, community leaders, merchants of the region, President of the Community Council of Safety, representatives of other public safety programs, and area residents. These interviews followed a semi-structured and its analysis were made following the method of content analysis, which allowed categorizing the responses, thereby facilitating the understanding of the reality of the Greater Holy Kings. After conducting these interviews, it was revealed that although it is an important strategy in reducing crime and social control in this community, the Community Policing failed the population to participate more effectively in actions developed by the program.