Narrativas do crime do roubo e sua relação com estratégias de segurança: estudo exploratório no Bairro de Maxaquene “A”

Abstract

This study falls within the scope of the Anthropology of Public Policies course, and addresses the narratives of the crime of robbery and its relationship with security strategies in the Maxaquene neighborhood. The work focuses on the narratives in order to understand the meaning of the entire dynamic, from the actors involved to the instances related to the crime of robbery. This study shows that the narratives of the crime of robbery are subject to various interpretations, ranging from acceptance and rejection to resistance on the part of the actors involved. At the level of the police authorities, there is a prevailing idea that the community does not collaborate in crime prevention because criminals live within it and it does not report them. Within the community, there is a perception of police corruption and ineffectiveness in combating crime, thus resorting to taking justice into their own hands. Therefore, we find that the community's perception is negative and residents are less inclined to collaborate with the authorities in reporting criminals and actively participating in crime prevention programs. The narratives of robbery in the Maxaquene “A” neighborhood are influenced by a series of factors, including police presence, the rapid resolution of reported cases, public lighting, corruption, unemployment, psychosocial support for victims, anxiety about justice, and a history of crime. Finally, we note that the community's lack of knowledge of procedural steps, given that these lack transparency in dissemination, the complexity and bureaucracy of the justice administration institutions, and the technical language used by public servants, leads to the perception that, from the State's point of view, public policies do not aim to satisfy the interests and needs of the population.(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)