Reflections on the municipalization of security from the diagnosis of public security of the municipality of São Gonçalo (Rio de Janeiro)

Abstract

This paper sought to present some reflections on the research developed by Nufep (Fluminense Center for Studies and Research) of the Federal Fluminense University (UFF) which resulted in the diagnosis of public security and the guidelines of the local plan of public security of São Gonçalo. It is our interest to discuss the issue from four specific approaches: the federal government’s leading shares; the institutional processes for managing conflicts; the importance of personal relationships in municipal politic; and the representations on the local belonging and their significance for the development of public policies. Key words: Municipal security; Public policy; Institutional conflict administration; Conflicts of gender; Domestic violence