The paradox of police violence in democratic Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2402168 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Teresa Pires Do Rio Caldeira (0000-0002-7737-7522, University of California, Irvine, corresponding author), Teresa Caldeira (corresponding author), Teresa Pr Caldeira |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 235-263 |
| Publication date | 2002-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1466-1381 • E-ISSN: 1741-2714 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/146613802401092742 |
| OpenAlex | W2004709111 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 81 |
| References cited | 6 |
This article addresses some of the main challenges to the democratic reform of police institutions in Brazil, particularly in São Paulo. It identifies and explores patterns of police abuse through an analysis of a famous kidnapping together with the field observations, interviews and available statistical evidence. It analyses the sources and logic of popular support for a `violent police', which coexists with a negative evaluation of the police and a high victimization of working-class people. It argues that the roots of this paradox are found in a long history of state disrespect for civil rights, in particular poor people's rights, and in a deep disbelief in the fairness of the justice system and its ability to function without bias
Criminology · Democracy · Economic Justice · Field (mathematics · Function (biology · Inequality · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions
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Technologies of Invisibility
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Corruption and Trust in Police
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Evade, Corrupt, or Confront? Organized Crime and the State in Brazil and Mexico
Shattered trust
Criminal Politics
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Toward a Dictatorship Over the Poor
Perceptions of moralizing agents and cooperative behavior in Northeastern Brazil
La mala administración de la seguridad pública
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Police legitimacy and procedural justice among young Brazilian adolescents
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| Unique citing works | 81 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,52 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2026 (24) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 81 |