Information management in the mozambican criminal investigation

• Main Author: Guite, Destinado Artur
• Publication Date: 2018
• Other Authors: Ferreira, Marta Araújo Tavares
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Informação & Informação
• Download full: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/informacao/article/view/20496
• topic: Information systems; Information technology; Public safety; Criminal investigation; Sistemas de información; Tecnología de la información; Seguridad pública; Investigación criminal; Sistemas de informação; Tecnologia de informação; Segurança pública; Investigação criminal

Introduction: The Mozambican Police is a public institution inserted in the Ministry of the Interior that, in coordination with other areas of this ministry, is responsible for the maintenance of law and order, regarding the protection of people and their assets. It is divided into different sectors of activity where the criminal investigation sector is chosen to study because it is noted a differentiated management of information between the directions of this ministry, which influences the expected results. Objective: The article discusses the results of a research carried out with the objective of analyzing the systems and sources of information that the Mozambique police use in the investigation of the crimes practiced in that country. Methodology: Made literature review the documentary analysis was used to contextualize Mozambican public safety by means of legal devices and other materials used in criminal investigation which substantiates the qualitative method. The quantitative method was used to analyze the data obtained by means of a cross-section exploratory survey administered to 40 criminal process trainers in the direction of criminal investigation of Nampula. The data were collected between December 2013 and January 2014. Results: Research has revealed the use of manual information systems, although there is, in the studied direction, qualified human resources to use automated systems and information sources. On the other hand, the information contained in the databases of the other sectors of activity, even if they demonstrate useful sources of information for criminal investigation, this does not have access. Conclusion: The Mozambican criminal investigation needs more structuring to accompany the current information society. As regards information management, it is necessary to identify the sources of information and the appropriate systems for the rational operation of the institutional services. There is a need to draw a policy of sharing information at the highest level of the institution, guided by the needs of it, the level of contribution of this to institutional objectives and the end for which the information is collected.