Questão de Inglês — Palavras conectivas | Connective words — CESPE / CEBRASPE 2026
InglêsPalavras conectivas | Connective words
- Código
- ce225293
- Banca
- CESPE / CEBRASPE
- Órgão
- Câmara dos Deputados
- Ano
- 2026
- Nível
- Médio
- Cargo
- Técnico Legislativo - Especialidade: Policial Legislativo Federal
The role of the police in a healthy democracy is radically
different from their role in authoritarian societies. In autocratic
regimes, the police serve mainly to protect not the people, but the
regime. The police are therefore typically politicized, with
appointments being part of the patronage system that rewards
regime loyalists. Police officers spend a great deal of time spying
on the populace to unmask political opposition; crime against
citizens is less of a concern. Abuse and corruption are usually
rife, because police are not held accountable for their actions.
Rather, political leaders tolerate abuses by the police in return for
police loyalty to the regime.
By contrast, in democratic societies the primary mission
of the police is to protect citizens against crime and disorder,
including illegal or corrupt behavior by officials. In democracies,
police have carefully circumscribed roles that require close and
positive relations with ordinary citizens. The use of arms and
pursuit of criminals are rare and take up only a tiny fraction of
police time. Instead, police officers spend the vast bulk of their
time building relationships with the community through patrols,
community-enhancing activities, and listening to citizens. The
goal of democratic policing is to build a web of relationships
between the community and the police that helps to control crime
by making police aware of the persons and activities in the
communities that they are assigned to protect and by inclining
citizens to trust and cooperate with police. This also achieves the
primary goal of making citizens feel secure in their daily
activities, thereby fostering a climate that encourages increased
legitimate business activity, investment, and planning for the
future.
Michael D. Wiatrowski and Jack A. Goldstone. The ballot and the badge: democratic policing. In: Journal
of Democracy, Volume 21, Number 2. Internet: <muse.jhu.edu> (adapted).
Concerning the previous text, judge the following items.
The words “Rather” (last sentence of the first paragraph) and “Instead” (fourth sentence of the second paragraph) could be used interchangeably in the text without this making it incoherent.
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