Editorial: Os Profissionais de Segurança Pública como Sujeitos de Direitos - políticas públicas, qualidade de vida e democracia

Abstract

The relations between the idea of the human rights political project and the public security policies planned by the political class and enforced by the police institutions have serious tensions that represent obstacles to realizing the rule of law. One of the main challenges of this relationship is comprehending that public security agents are not only social actors who are responsible for the front line of realization of human rights, but also subjects of human rights, considering that they integrate the same society to which their work is destined. This article discusses some data on violence against police officers and their health issues, analyzing it from the point of view of the relationship between public security policies and human rights, in order to think if these professionals consider themselves integrated into the society to which their work is destined and, at the same time, are considered like that by the citizens. This article analyses the consequences of these perceptions in face of the realization of the rule of law, particularly in the Brazilian context of re-democratization, after the 1988 constitution.