Os impactos das ações de governança na segurança pública: um estudo de caso do município de Belo Horizonte-MG

Abstract

With the advent of the Federal Constitution of 1988, Brazil established the so-called Democratic State of Right, where constitutional precepts were created that guaranteed citizens access to public services such as health, education and security. In 1995, following the modernization of public administration initiated by Getúlio Vargas, the Brazilian State instituted a new reform based on the so-called contemporary managerial paradigm, based on the international model called New Public Management (NGP). Among the tools that emerged from the new public management, the so-called public governance emerged, based on principles such as transparency, equity, accountability and the responsibility of agents, to foster a strategic and interdependent interaction between public power and society. Thus, in this study, we specifically discuss the impacts of governance actions on public safety, through a case study of the municipality of Belo Horizonte / MG. The methodology used was descriptive and qualitative, having as data collection instruments the semi-structured interviews and the documentary analysis, being such data analyzed through the technique of content analysis. The results demonstrated that the governance actions developed by the City Hall of Belo Horizonte in the field of public security, despite being embryonic, have contributed to the construction and maintenance of a citizen public security, insofar as it has promoted articulations with other public agencies and the local society, discussing agendas and implementing public safety policies that seek to improve the quality of life of citizens.