Among “suspicious behavior” and “intimidating shots”: The story police on guard books radio command cordoba 70s

Abstract

Los “libros de guardia” del Comando Radioeléctrico de la Policía de la Provincia de Córdoba (Argentina) relatan el acontecer diario de un “cuerpo” policial que debía prevenir el delito, atender emergencias y patrullar una ciudad muy movilizada, como lo era la Córdoba de los años 70. Este artículo analiza la construcción narrativa de los “procedimientos” que adjetivan como “sospechosa” la acción de individuos sobre cuyos comportamientos recaía la permanente mirada del agente policial. Si bien tales registros no constituyen un reflejo directo de las prácticas represivas que desarrollaron las fuerzas policiales que los produjeron, entendemos que actuaron a la manera de guías de acción, consagrando lo que era correcto y deseable, y por tanto constriñendo las prácticas cotidianas, reforzando determinadas lógicas de funcionamiento institucional y opacando otras.The logbooks of the Comando Radioelectrico of the Córdoba Province police (­Argentina) relates the daily events of a police “squad” which had to prevent the crime, handle emergencies and patrol a deeply mobilized city, as Cordoba was during the 70s. This article analyzes the narrative construction of the “procedures” that describe as “suspicious” the actions of individuals whose behaviors were permanently being watched by the police agent. Although such records don’t constitute a direct reflection of the repressive practices developed by the police forces that produced them, it is our understanding that they worked as action guides, consecrating what was right and desirable, and therefore constraining the daily practices, reinforcing certain logics of institutional operation and overshadowing others.Fil: Paiaro, Melisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Centro de Estudios Avanzados; Argentin

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