O município e a segurança pública: o processo de inserção do poder local no debate sobre a gestão da violência urbana

Abstract

From the perspective of new organizational formats in the area of public security, especially after the promulgation of the Constitution of 1988 that align with the identification of new strategies for the management of urban violence, the survey is designed primarily to identify the elements that allow us to recognize the council to take part as a central entity in the discussions about public safety in the Brazilian context. Through the speeches that reinforce the capability of local government, the importance of decentralization to the success of public policies and the successful international experiences, such as Bogotá, Colombia, the city has been increasingly perceived as a major player in this area of expertise. Signaling the construction of a new rationality facing traditional ways of thinking about public safety was questioned in the light of concepts of Michel Foucault, notably the governmentality. Aimed at obtaining contributions to the debate, an empirical research has been conducted in the city of Juiz de Fora - Minas Gerais.