The Custody of Prisoners Held in Civil Police Precincts and the Reflections of this Practice on Public Security

Authors

  • Cylviane Maria Cavalcante de Brito Pinhero
  • Francisco Josênio Camelo Parente Doutor em Ciência Política pela Universidade de São Paulo - USP e Professor do Programa de Pós Graduação em Políticas Públicas pela Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4011-311X

Keywords:

Prisioners custody, Police stations, Human Rights, Public function misuse

Abstract

This study aimed to address the problem involving the custody of prisoners held in civil police stations, by civil servants belonging to the staff of the judicial police career dependencies. The aim was to analyze if misuse of public office occurs when these Public Safety professionals engage the mentioned task, as well as checking what are the practical implications resulting from such custody, from the perspective of human rights of these prisoners, especially regarding the highest principle of human dignity, observing whether mentioned rights are violated. The study has also sought to demonstrate how the subject is focused by the Constitution Federal/1988, by infra brazilian legislation and international human rights treaties to which Brazil is a signatory, talking in general terms, on some important points relating to the topic , as the institutional functions of the judicial police, violence, crime and prison system. Finally, delineates what are the effects of this practice on public safety.

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Published

2014-01-06

How to Cite

Pinhero, C. M. C. de B., & Parente, F. J. C. (2014). The Custody of Prisoners Held in Civil Police Precincts and the Reflections of this Practice on Public Security. Conhecer: Debate Entre O Público E O Privado, 4(10), 26–52. Retrieved from https://revistas.uece.br/index.php/revistaconhecer/article/view/1094

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 10 (2014)

Section

Artigos

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