| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Advances in police theory and practice series |
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Advances in police theory and practice series.
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| Contents |
1 Police and Society in Brazil; Crime and Policing in Brazil -- Policing the Favelas -- Paths to Reform: Organizational Restructuring -- Paths to Reform: Internal Accountability and External Oversight -- Paths to Reform: Finding a Community Focus -- Paths to Reform: Building Legitimacy; Discussion; References -- SECTION I The Organization of Brazilian Police -- 2 The Dual Civil and Military Models for Policing in Brazil -- The Origins of the Brazilian Dual Model -- Institutional Design of the Police -- Policing: A Loosely Coupled System The Corporatist Dispute -- System Dysfunctions -- Attempts to Reform the Dual System of Policing -- Conclusion: The Failure of Reform; References -- 3 Hierarchy, Career and Professional Advancement in the Civil Police -- Who Are the Civil Police? -- Public Security in Amazonas -- The Civil Police of Amazonas -- The Amazonas Survey -- Profile of Participants -- Hierarchy and Career Satisfaction -- Conclusion; References -- 4 Police Culture and Organizational Reform in Brazilian Policing -- Dilemmas of the Incorporation of the Professional-Bureaucratic Model -- Community Policing and the Military Police -- Criminal Investigations in the Civil Police -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Managing Gender Relations in the Brazilian Police -- The Survey -- Female Participation in Policing -- Gender Relations in Brazilian Policing: Towards Sex Equality? -- The Importance of a Gender Policy -- References -- SECTION II The Police and Their Problems -- 6 Police Action and the Drug Business in Brazil -- Drug Laws in Brazil -- The Production of Cannabis in Brazil -- The Repression of Illicit Plantations -- Discussion -- References -- 7 Race, Class and Law Enforcement in Brazil -- Racial Inequalities, Violence and Black YouthThe Role of Brazil's Military Police -- Police Officers' Origins and Views -- A Discontinuous Democracy -- References -- 8 Use of Force and Police Reform in Brazil -- The Survey -- Use of Force on the Street -- Impact of the Risk Environment -- Impact of Personal Factors -- Upgrading Police Professionalism -- Perspectives on Crime and Policing -- Multivariate Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Gangs, Drugs and Urban Pacification Squads in Rio -- Police and Community in Developing Democracies -- The Birth of UPPs in Rio -- Consolidation of the UPPs -The Future of UPPs -- 10 Community Policing in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro -- Community Policing in Rio de Janeiro -- Developing the Concept in Rio -- Community Policing in Dona Marta and Cidade de Deus -- Conclusions and Implications for Policy in Brazil -- References -- SECTION III The Police and Public Policy -- 11 Professionalizing the Military Police Through Training -- The Origins of Police Educational Reform -- Brazil's National Curricular Plan -- Training Military Police Officers in Amazonas -- Views of Participants -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Police Reform in Brazil: The Rise and Demise of PRONASCI |
| Summary |
"In Brazil, where crime is closely associated with social inequality and failure of the criminal justice system, the police are considered by most to be corrupt, inefficient, and violent, especially when occupying poor areas, and they lack the widespread legitimacy enjoyed by police forces in many nations in the northern hemisphere. This text covers hot-button issues like urban pacification squads, gangs, and drugs, as well as practical topics such as policy, dual civil and military models, and gender relations. The latest volume in the renowned Advances in Police Theory and Practice Series, Police and Society in Brazil fills a gap in English literature about policing in a nation that currently ranks sixth in number of homicides. It is a must-read for criminal justice practitioners, as well as students of international policing."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 6, 2017) |
| Subject |
Police -- Brazil
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Police corruption -- Brazil
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Police-community relations -- Brazil
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Police.
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Police-community relations.
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Police corruption.
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Brazil.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Skogan, Wesley G., author.
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| ISBN |
9781315154114 |
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1315154110 |
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9781351650151 |
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1351650157 |
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9781498769068 |
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1498769063 |
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9781351640633 |
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1351640631 |
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