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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC SECURITY Year 3 Issue 4 February/March 2009 Br a z i l i a n Fo r u m o n Pu b l i c Sa f e t y ISSN 1981-1659 Masthead masthead This is a publication of the Brazilian Forum of Public Security. ISSN 1981-1659 Editorial Committee Renato Sérgio de Lima, Adriana Taets and Arthur Trindade Maranhão Costa Editorial Board Elizabeth R. Leeds (New York University) Antônio Carlos Carballo (Military Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro) Chris Stone (Harvard University) Fiona Macaulay (University of Bradford) Luiz Henrique Proença Soares Maria Stela Grossi Porto (University of Brasília) Michel Misse (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) Sérgio Adorno (University of São Paulo) Collaborators in this issue Ana Maura Tomesani Daniel Luz Haydée Caruso Rachel Maitre Vanessa Cortes Revision: Vânia Regina Fontanesi Interns: Thandara Santos and Samira Bueno Translators: Andrew Clifford Davis, Glenn C. Johnston, Roberto Teixeira, Paulo Silveira ([email protected]) and Mirian Palácios Larrosa ([email protected]). Cover and editorial production: Urbânia Print run: 1,000 copies Telephone: (11) 3081 0925 • e-mail: [email protected] Address: Rua Teodoro Sampaio, 1.020, cj. 1.409 – Pinheiros – São Paulo – SP – 05406-050 Publishing House: Imprensa Oficial The opinions and analyses contained in the papers published in the Brazilian Journal of Public Security are solely those of their respective authors, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Brazilian Public Security Forum. Digital version available at: www.forumseguranca.org.br/revista. Supported by: Tinker Foundation Incorporated, Open Society Institute and Ford Foundation, and Brazil’s Ministry of Justice. 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Saraiva Jr Police performance: does training matter? ....................................................... 36 Tânia Pinc Youths in Portugal and Public Security Policing (PSP) ............................................................................. 56 Kelly de Freitas Souza Cezário Papers Lynching: lack of security and popular revolt .................................................... 72 Jacqueline Sinhoretto Criminal Justice and Public Security in Brazil: causes and consequences of the public’s demand for punishment ............. 94 Rodrigo Ghiringhelli de Azevedo Managing public safety projects:a case-study-based pragmatic approach to the application of the integrated actions management method ....................................................... 114 Weibson Braga Junior e Neuma Cipriano Private security: Characteristics of the sector and impact on policing ............................................................................ 134 André Zanetic Integrated action: public safety in a frontier region ................................................................................... 152 Sérgio Flores de Campos Brazilian Journal of Public Security | Year 3 Issue 4 February/March 2009 3 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet nononon Joséphine Bourgois 4 Brazilian Journal of Public Security | Year 3 Issue 4 February/March 2009 4February/March 3 Issue |Year Public Security Journalof Brazilian BRAZILIAN JOURNAL nononon OF PUBLIC SECURITY Editorial any of the papers in this issue of the Brazilian Journal of Public Security were Msupported by the Paulo de Mesquita Neto Grant Programme. In fact, these pa- pers were produced by police officers whose projects were funded by this Programme and present the outcomes of projects carried out in 2008. Supported and funded by the Open Society Institute, the Programme is a firm believer in the potential of each project to act as a multiplier. The focus of these projects was on the evaluation and discussion of training programmes, and the relationship between the police and society at large, including analyses of youth-oriented police programmes, and police encounters. The dossier comprising the first part of this issue bears out the conviction that some members of the Brazilian police are carrying out noteworthy activities, and that these activities warrant further investigation. Moreover, these projects should be made available in the public sphere, thereby laying the groundwork for an academic debate on public security policies in Brazil. Another aspect that is highlighted in this issue is the Network of Police Officers and Civil Society. This institution has been striving to forge a network that is able to engage police officers throughout Brazil in the exchange of experiences to promote both innovation and democratic principles. This issue features an article by a police officer of the Network who reports the acti- vities carried out on the border between Brazil and Argentina. This marks the fourth issue of the Brazilian Journal of Public Security, and indisputable evidence that we have come a long way. We are also very proud to see so many police prac- titioners contributing high quality academic texts, which foster public debate on security issues, and interaction with other professionals in the field in this country. Above all, it endorses the idea that professionals at the frontline of the public security sector must have a voice, a notion embraced by the Brazilian Public Security Forum. The other papers also provide in-depth analyses of the Brazilian reality, offering readers important insights on consensus building in the domain of public security in Brazil. Enjoy your reading! Editorial Committee Brazilian Journal of Public Security | Year 3 Issue 4 February/March 2009 5 Training processes on the use of force for military police Papers for the Paulo the Paulo for Papers Grant Neto Mesquita de Dossier Programme officers from South-eastern Brazil: a preliminary analysis Paulo Augusto Souza Teixeira Paulo Teixeira is a superior officer of the Military Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro and is a specialist in public policy on criminal justice and public security (UFF). He was vice-head of the Technical Advisory unit on Special Affairs, of the Office of the General Command of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro (PMERJ). Paulo currently coordinates the Community Security Committees of Rio de Janeiro. [email protected] Abstract This article presents a preliminary analysis of a study into the training processes on the use of force for military police officers from South-eastern Brazil (States of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo). The study was carried out in 2008 and funded by the “Paulo de Mesquita Neto” Grants Program of the Brazilian Forum of Public Security. The work highlights the overall importance of this topic for these organizations and the public at large. Based on a search of the literature and interviews with police from all States throughout the region, some key issues were presented regarding the effectiveness of continuous training programmes for this group of professionals. The criteria for the use of force were studied together with the changes in training structures and processes which have taken place within these organizations over time, along with information on the initiatives that have been developed in the different states throughout the region. Key-Words Public security. Military Police. Training. Use of force. 6 Brazilian Journal of Public Security | Year 3 Issue 4 February/March 2009 Papers for the Paulo the Paulo for Papers Grant Neto Mesquita de Dossier Programme he present study investigated the train- views were conducted with those in charge Ting processes currently in place on use of giving the training sessions (teachers and of force for military police officers from the instructors). South-eastern region of Brazil (Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo The author, in the capacity of superior of- States). This preliminary report described, ficer of the Military Police of the State of Rio de Teixeira Souza Augusto Paulo compared and analyzed these processes in the Janeiro, faced several challenges in performing context of the national legislation and interna- the study. The major problem was analyzing tional principles applicable to the use of force the institution itself, while attempting to min- during police work. imize the influence of pre-formed opinions on the subject matter under study. A distancing The study was carried out in 2008 under between researcher and researched is normally the Paulo de Mesquita Neto Grants Program sought to allow unbiased analysis, but how of the Brazilian Forum on Public Security, and can a critique-free