REFLECTIONS ON THE TERRITORIALIZATION, DETERRITORIALIZATION AND RETERRITORIALIZATION OF FIXED COMMUNITY POLICING STRUCTURES

Abstract

This article presents a reflection on the movements resulting from the strategies of overt policing adopted by the Military Police forces, which require the allocation of police personnel to permanent structures. The object of the study focuses on the territorialization, deterritorialization, and reterritorialization of community policing. The discussion revolves around the impacts embedded in these movements, based on bibliographic and documentary approaches. The idea of applying the philosophy of community policing, linked to the permanence and personalization of police officers, brings the Military Police closer to their real demands through interaction with the communities they serve. However, its disruption creates concerning gaps, and its resumption occurs when crime rates rise again, generating uncertainty. This loop hinders the development of public policies, affecting the credibility of police institutions and the quality of life of communities. The study was developed using an explanatory method in terms of objectives and, in terms of procedures, relied on research through institutional documents, electronic media, and doctrines on community policing, aiming to structure the challenging scenario related to the still obscure and serious situation of the discontinuity of public security policies in Brazil.