Participação social e controle externo da polícia: o caso da Ouvidoria da Secretaria de Segurança Pública e a Polícia Militar da Bahia

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2015-04-28

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Universidade Católica do Salvador

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The concern of this study was to examine whether there is indeed external control of civil society on the activities carried out by the Military Police in Bahia. Taking Ombudsman in the Public Security area as a source of research, which sought to identify how this body arises as a result of the demands for participation in the country. From there, we tried to understand what challenges and difficulties this arrangement social participation have faced in its relation with law enforcement agencies, focusing on the work of the Military Police of Bahia and its history of repression. To understand this control instrument in Bahia, interviews were necessary with various social actors in the field of public administration and civil society organizations. Visits were made to the Ombudsman Police, where he might have the experience of direct observation of this body. This visit also provided acquire the annual reports of the Ombudsman, a fundamental document for this search. The period was considered for the analysis of annual reports of the Police Ombudsman understood the years 2007 to 2012. However, it was found that the best model that fits this arrangement of participation is the neo-corporatist, but the low level of social participation and the lack of autonomy has been poor the performance of the Police Ombudsman as an external watchdog on the activities of PMBA.

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Segurança pública, Public safety, Polícia, Police, Ouvidoria, Ombudsman, Controle social, Social control, Participação e autonomia, Participation and autonomy

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