The private security in Brazil: Some aspects related to the motivations, regulation and social implications of the sector

The growth of private security verified in many countries in the middle of twentieth century displays important questions about state responsibility in relation to the security. In Brazil, where the growth is very significant mainly in the last two decades, not much is possible to know about th...

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Main Author: Zanetic, André
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Mexicana de Criminología capítulo Nuevo León, A.C. 2009
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Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=5257764
Source:Archivos de Criminología, Seguridad Privada y Criminalística, ISSN 2007-2023, Nº 2 (enero-julio), 2009
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Summary: The growth of private security verified in many countries in the middle of twentieth century displays important questions about state responsibility in relation to the security. In Brazil, where the growth is very significant mainly in the last two decades, not much is possible to know about the real dimension of the sector and about the conditions that carried out this appearance and expansion. Taking into consideration approaches observed in the international literature and the data relative to this sector, this work analyze the Brazilian regulatory framework, showing the implications about some more problematic features.