Police culture and Human Rigths

contradictions and conflicts in the Military Police of the State of Pará

Abstract

This paper aims to present an analysis of the relationship between the police culture, making this study from three of its elements - the burnout, authoritarianism and code of silence - and the incidence of deviant behavior related to human rights violations. The study subjects were 50 sergeants Military Police of the State of Pará, divided into two groups: the first consisting of 25 officers without problems with the sector of internal control of the institution, and the second consists of 25 police with investigations in history Magistrate. The main perspective and show how strongly these characteristics are reflected in the behavior of the police during the work. For both mobilized, and field research, some authors who have dedicated themselves to the study of the relationship between institutions and the collective behavior of police officers.