| Grant number: | 17/04103-0 |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |
| Start date: | June 01, 2017 |
| End date: | April 18, 2018 |
| Field of knowledge: | Humanities - Sociology - Other specific Sociologies |
| Principal Investigator: | Sergio França Adorno de Abreu |
| Grantee: | Bruna Gisi Martins de Almeida |
| Host Institution: | Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil |
| Associated research grant: | 13/07923-7 - Center of the Study of Violence - NEV/USP, AP.CEPID |
Abstract The proposed post-doctoral research aims to analyze the relationship between three dimensions of police organizations: i) the formal organizational structure and knowledge; ii) the folk knowledge and practical codes of conduct; and iii) the self-legitimacy of police officers. Through a qualitative comparative study of the military and the civil police forces in the state of São Paulo, the research will investigate the hypothesis that the formal-informal tensions within the organizations affects the confidence of police officers in their moral right to exercise authority. Considering that the Brazilian military and civil police forces differ in its formal structure - having different functions, legislations, hierarchy and training -, the comparison would help underscore how formal structure relates to informal culture and, in turn, how the possible tensions between the two might impact the self-legitimacy of the police officers. The empirical research will comprise two phases: i) document analysis of internal regulations and other institutional documents from both police forces about the current organizational formal structures: training, regulations, instruction curriculum, hierarchy and functions; ii) fieldwork at two police stations, one of the military police and one of the civil police. This fieldwork will include observations of the routine practices and activities at the stations; interviews and informal talks with four different actors: military police officers; military police officials; civil police agents; and chiefs of police. (AU) | |
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