Assistência jurídica na Polícia Militar do Maranhão: um estudo de caso no Batalhão de Polícia de Choque

Abstract

This study promotes an analysis of the legal security landscape through the perspective of the military police officers of the Police Battalion of Choque in the exercise of their attributions in relation to the right to legal assistance provided for in their own statute. A bibliographic survey was carried out in this research to better understand the public security scenario and the high crime rates present in society, which in turn proportionally increase the numbers of military police occurrences. In view of this, the question was formulated as to why it is necessary to regulate on legal assistance for the military police of Maranhão in the exercise of their attributions? Thus, through field research it was possible to prove that, because of the constitutional mission that the military police are responsible for, the ostensive police and the preservation of public order, demand greater legal support in their actions. Still in this context, the absence of this security of action causes in the military operator a feeling of caution in his police acts, which directly reflects on the feeling of public security provided to society. In this way, the field research also reveals, through the interview with the military who work in the BPCHOQUE, that they were not aware of Law number 10.203 of February 23, 2015, which ensures the possibility of judicial representation through the State Attorney General Office in specific cases. And still in this scenario, SAG informed that it was only asked to represent by one military police officer. Finally, through the research, it was possible to propose documentation of the ordinance type that regulates about judicial representation to military police to guarantee the right to legal assistance and to grant publicity of this institute, since it is a very relevance to the performance of these professionals regarding the promotion of public safety