Policía exitosa, policía indolente: nuevas tendencias en seguridad ciudadana

Abstract

The author presents a compared stud y of the most recent world wid e strate­ gies in interna! security. Those strate­ gies fook to create associative and co­ operative finks among the po/ice, the community and other entities of the State. The fundamenta! debate at the end of the XXth century related with the po/ice role of being more preven­ tive ar repressive has been replaced far the discussion on a police rol based on the so/idarit y and deterrence to di­ mínísh insecurity feelings. These strategies generall y go beyond the supposed communitarian partici­ pation or the simple adoption of com­ munitarian police models. Sorne coun­ tries ha ve /ook ed to ge ne rate the community a ct again st the d elin­ quency. In other countries the intention has been to efiminate the roots of the social problems whích have been the aba11tfo11 fieltf whe re the d e fin­ quency grows. In all of the strategies the police is an­ other player among social and govern­ mental actors. In conclusion the most re ce nt interna! securit y tend encies seek to make the individual securit y the priorit y. The police focus on pub fic arder has diminíshed, and today its primar y concern is the individual se­curity. The objective ís to reduce the insecu­rity feelings, which are consequences of non-civic behaviours and minar de­ linquency. Besid es these strate gies transformations to reduce the insecu­ rity, another goal has been the po fice­ men modernisation adopting prívate sector characteristics.