Abstract

SOUSA, Carlos Angelo de Meneses  and  GOMES, Candido Alberto da Costa. A juventude na ótica de policiais: a negação do direito na aparência. Linhas Críticas [online]. 2011, vol.17, n.34, pp.527-548. ISSN 1981-0431.

This paper presents the results of a research project, the main goal of which is to contribute for the improvement of courses on Youth and Human Rights offered to the members of the School Battalion of the Military Police in the federal capital of Brazil, Brasilia. This study is based on the literature on policemen’s behavior and their relationship with youth. A nonrandom sample of 132 policemen, or 18.5% of the universe, responded to a questionnaire. According to the most frequent replies, youth were best characterized by fashion and appearance, as well as by predominantly negative characteristics, such as social and personal insecurity, lack of perspectives, being transgressors/bold, and being emotionally unstable and selfish. These perceptions tended to be more frequent among younger and less educated officers.

Keywords : Youth; Police; Human Rights; Violence.

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