Direitos humanos, estado democrático de direito e proteção do cidadão: a segurança cidadã como fator de mudança na atividade policial

Abstract

The present work consists of an analysis of the benefits of implementing the study of Human Security and, in particular, of Citizen Security, within the scope of the Militaty Police of the State ofi São Paulo, to reinforce and expand the concepts of Human Rights, Democratic State of Law and Citizen Protection. The objective of the research is to demonstrate how the study of Citizen Security can promote changes in the way the Police work, emphasizing the protection of the individual, and motivate the participation of society in the elaboration of Publici Security policies and shaping strategies and doctrines around the protection of the citizen, establishing what are the duties and obligations of the State, in relation to the security of society, as well as the missons of the Police and their limits of action. The scientific research methodology employed is qualitative, using bibliographical research and case study. The concepts of State, Society, Police, Police Power and Use of Force, will be explored in addition to a study on the historical evolution of the Military Police of the State of São Paulo, since its creation, in 1831, and the various changes in its profile, from an institution founded to protect the State, in this case, the Brazilian Empire, and the territorial integrity of Brazil, to, nowadays, a Community Police, concerned with protecting the Citizen.