Abstract

ROMAN MUNOZ, Myriam Janneth. Citizen safety at local level: notas de trabalho de campo sobre a execução e percepção do 'Plan Cuadrante' em Cali (Colômbia)fieldwork notes on performance and perception of the 'Quadrant Plan' in Cali (Colombia). Estud. Socio-Juríd [online]. 2013, vol.15, n.1, pp.87-113. ISSN 0124-0579.

This article summarizes field notes related to the study of the actions performed by the Metropolitan Police of Santiago de Cali in the context of its 'Plan Cuadrante' (a micro-local security action plan) and the citizen's perception towards it. Taking an ethnographic approach, it places special emphasis on the actions that imply identifying the main criminal and violent actors and activities. The study focuses on four local districts of the city: El Cortijo, Mariano Ramos, Terrón Colorado y Villa del Lago.

Keywords : public safety; National Police; people's perception.

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