Perceptions of military policemen on the relationship between police and society

Authors

  • Paulo Rogério Meira Menandro Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo; Departamento de Psicologia Social e do Desenvolvimento
  • Lídio de Souza Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo; Departamento de Psicologia Social e do Desenvolvimento

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-51771996000100007

Keywords:

Police, Society, Work, Social perception, Police personnel

Abstract

This paper reports an investigation on the perceptions of military Policemen on entering Police Force; the people's image concerning the police job; the polemic aspects of the relationship between police and society; the suggestions for improvement of the Police Corporation. One hundred military policemen, aged 20 to 52 years old, who have worked for 1 to 15 years, answered a questionnaire with several open and closed questions. The results confirmed the people's negative image towards the Police performance. In addition the results showed that the perception of contradictory and paradoxical circumstances do not guarantee the understanding of their multiple determinants, so much so that suggestions for improvement have been limited to the scope of the police corporation itself. The results made clear the predominance, among Policemen, of a noncritical conception of social framework, particularty of the relationship between police and society.

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Published

1996-01-01

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1-2 (1996)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Perceptions of military policemen on the relationship between police and society . (1996). Psicologia USP, 7(1-2), 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-51771996000100007