As representações sociais dos policiais militares do segundo batalhão de polícia militar do estado do Amazonas (2º BPM)

Abstract

This study investigates the social representations of the Amazonas state police regarding the protection of human rights. First, it covers the concepts of the police and human rights, and presents data regarding the advent of policing and its function, as well as the affirmation of human rights. It also presents Brazilian policing models and recent changes, as well as a summary of police history in the state of Amazonas. There is also an analysis of how police officers are seen by the community and how they see themselves in this context. This study can be characterized as qualitative research. For data collection, bibliographic and field research were performed. Fifty police officers were interviewed, each of whom answered ten open-ended and closed-ended questions. The study concludes with the researcher making an analysis and an inference. After analyzing the data it is concluded, therefore, that the Military Police have knowledge of their legal obligations, however there is a gap between legislation and police practice and the protection of individual citizen's rights.