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(Reference retrieved automatically from SciELO through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Disconnected expectations: the problem of self-legitimacy construction among military police officers

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Author(s):
Bruna Gisi [1] ; Giane Silvestre [2]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Núcleo de Estudos da Violência - Brasil
[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Núcleo de Estudos da Violência - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Soc. estado.; v. 35, n. 3, p. 885-908, 2020-11-27.
Abstract

Abstract The article aims at analyzing the construction of police self-legitimacy from a qualitative research conducted with officers from the Military Police of São Paulo. The objective is to analyze the impact of the officer’s perceptions and expectations toward policing in the legitimacy claimed by them. The work departs from a conception of legitimacy as a dialogic process continually enacted during the contacts with the population. The research consisted of 28 in depth interviews with police officers from 8 districts of São Paulo. The analysis shows a disjunction between the view the officers share about their function and authority and the perception of the population responses to their work. The interviewees show confidence in their authority and appreciation for the work of fighting crime, but perceive a legitimacy deficit in the responses of citizens who often question their authority during stops. They also consider the populations demands excessive and misleading. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/04103-0 - Organizational structure and self-legitimacy: a comparative study between civil and military police in the state of São Paulo
Grantee:Bruna Gisi Martins de Almeida
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 13/07923-7 - Center of the Study of Violence - NEV/USP
Grantee:Sergio França Adorno de Abreu
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC
FAPESP's process: 17/04428-6 - Policing, relationship of authority and legitimacy by the state of São Paulo civil and military police
Grantee:Giane Silvestre
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral