Atuação da Guarda Civil Municipal na segurança pública e seu papel na redução da violência e da criminalidade no município de Toritama - PE

Abstract

Brazil is a country where the population lives daily with a high rate of urban violence. Because of this, society calls for a fairer and more efficient public security, and within this perspective, the figure of the Municipal Civil Guard - GCM appears as a good option in the control of crime and urban violence. This research aims to analyze the performance of GCM Toritama and its role in reducing violence rates, based on the identification of the main actions carried out in the fight against crime, as well as the investigation of the impacts of these actions in relation to the numbers of incidents of local violence. The theoretical framework included discussions about the attributions and competences of the municipal guards, the legal basis that supports their actions, the administrative police power and, mainly, actions that can be performed by them. For Canotilho (apud Batista, 2017), public security is one of the basic principles of a democratic rule of law whose purpose, within the scope of the three branches of government, is to regulate life in society through public policies to prevent and promote citizen security. For Mendes (2014), it is an essential right, as it is present in the basic legal norms of most countries, especially in those that respect democracy in order to promote the social well-being of society as a whole. The methodological procedures adopted consisted of an exploratory and descriptive study on the referred subject, in a qualitative and quantitative approach, through bibliographic research and document analysis. The data obtained indicate that the municipalization of public security is a challenge for current managers, as it proposes decentralization of the State service and the development of public security policies aimed at reducing the numbers of urban violence. Based on the results and discussions presented, the actions carried out by the Municipal Guard of Toritama are considered relevant, since they strengthen the citizen protection system and contribute to the reduction of risk factors that enhance the exposure of certain groups of people and territories to social violence.