Combate a assaltos aos transportes coletivos: efetividade do motopatrulhamento desenvolvido pelo Batalhão Tiradentes

Abstract

Study on the motorcycle patrol work carried out by the Tiradentes Battalion in Metropolitan Region of São Luís do Maranhão in the period between 2017-2019. It was done a historical breviary of the Military Police in Brazil, below the aspects relating to the exercise of police activity through overt policing and preservation of public order, characteristic elements of militarism, as carved into the Federal Constitution of 1988. The chaotic dynamics of large cities, generated the need to develop an ostensible model to face the increasing crime rate, with the use of motorcycle patrols. The research was inductive, with a qualitative approach, use of theoretical and documentary material, as well as such as semi-structured interviews with police officers from the operational body of the PMMA Tiradentes Battalion. It was found that the presence of police officers in bus lanes inhibit delinquent behavior and the use of motorcycle patrols in the Metropolitan Region of São Luís corroborates the effectiveness of police work in assisting the community in the event of robberies against collectives