RESUMOA polícia é um objeto de interesse acadêmico bastante recente no campo historiográfico mundial. No Brasil, essa inclinação se mostra ainda mais noviça, em que pese nos últimos vinte anos a produção tenha se mostrado bastante promissora. Com vistas a escrutinar tal movimento, este artigo tem como objetivo fazer um balanço bibliográfico do debate nacional, levantando as questões mais pertinentes e apontando pistas de pesquisa para novas empreitadas. Palavras-chave: polícia; história da polícia; historiografia.
ABSTRACTOnly recently the police has become a topic of worldwide historiography interest. In the Brazilian tradition, the trend is even more recent, despite an increasing production in the last twenty years. In order to analyze this movement, this essay offers an overview of the historiography within the national debate, highlighting the most intriguing themes and pointing out new research possibilities.
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