Pacifying Police Units and the Pendulum Movement in Rio de Janeiro’s Public Security
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Pacifying Police Units (UPPs), pendulum movement in public security, social policies, Rio de JaneiroAbstract
The paper explores the idea of a pendulum movement in Rio de Janeiro’s public safety. The association between social and security policies is studied in order to explain the means used by the government to enforce the pacification policy of the favelas in the city. Based on data collected from police statistics, newspaper articles, and testimonials of police officers and residents of pacified favelas between 2012 and 2017, this article raises the hypothesis that the crisis within the Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) can be broken down into four distinct moments.Additional Files
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2019-07-23
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