A participação cidadã no processo de construção de políticas de segurança pública: uma análise sobre o Projeto de Lei de instituição do Sistema Único de Segurança Pública

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the Draft Law No. 3734/2012 which establishes the Unified System of Public Security - SUSP (in among other measures), and how the said project is guided under the new Brazilian constitutional order, directed to the democratic participation of citizens in the process of lawmaking of public policies. Before detailing the Bill No. 3734, it ́s defined some guiding lines on neo-approaches for democracy and citizenship concepts, since their traditional ideas to the most modern ones. Then a presentation of the (recent) process of democratic construction of public policies in the area of public security, which culminated in the forma-tion of the National Council of Public Security - Conasp and the 1st National Conference on Public Security - CONSEG.