A study conducted by the Center for Security Studies and Citizenship at Candido Mendes University with Rio de Janeiro's Police Pacification Units shows lack of solidarity and adherence to the new police model.
A new book about the life and work of the first black Military Police commander of Rio de Janeiro State, in the 1980s, shows the relevance of the dreams of a citizen police, which has begun to be realized with the creation of the UPPs as state policy.
The attack, which killed one, is the third fatal shooting by an extremist in 10 days. The shooting at Washington's Holocaust Museum by a notorious white supremacist Wednesday, which left one security guard dead, underscores a growing concern among analysts and government officials about a potential rise in domestic extremism.
In an emotional speech, National Public Security Secretary Ricardo Balestreri created a stir at the opening of the III Meeting of the Brazilian Public Security Forum, April 1st held in Vitória, Espírito Santo state. He called for Brazilian society and public security organizations to mobilize and pressure President Lula to free the Pronasci (National Public Security and Citizenship Program) Budget.
Armed with a camera, Chevalier-Beaumel was present at the last goodbyes of 20 families of gun victims in Rio de Janeiro. She wants to tell their stories, stories the media ignores. The exhibition "P.A.F.- Perfuração por Arma de Fogo opened this March in Rio.
Prepared by PNUD, the report includes information from our victimization and perceptions of insecurity surveys as well. This allows us to visualize the 75% of acts of violence suffered by the population of Guatemala City that go unreported, and propose a methodology for the measurement of the subjective dimension of violence.
The report uses official statistics to compare Guatemala's violence levels with other countries in the continent. It also carries out an initial analysis on violence and ethnicity in Guatemala.
Renowned expert on victim studies from the French research institute Cesdip, Dr. Renée Zauberman spoke to Comunidad Segura about the challenges of her field, and touched on preliminary findings of a Rio de Janeiro survey by Brazil's Institute of Public Security set for publication next year.
After 24 deaths in less than 2 months in Rio's impoverished communities of Alemão and Penha, writes Prof. Moreira Alves, it is impossible to avoid and disguise the racism behind a public policy of “security” that attacks poor black communities in such a disproportionate manner.
Two years after the massacre of 29 civilians in the municipalities of Queimados and Nova Iguaçu in Rio de Janeiro, entities from civil society promote justice and public policy for the prevention of violence. Of the seven police officers accused with the crime only one has been tried to this day.
Armed with a camera, Chevalier-Beaumel was present at the last goodbyes of 20 families of gun victims in Rio de Janeiro. She wants to tell their stories, stories the media ignores. The exhibition "P.A.F.- Perfuração por Arma de Fogo opened this March in Rio.
