This dissertation investigates how police officers from a Unidade de Polícia Paificadora, Pacifying Police Unit, perceive their professional practice and the risks and relationships that shape and are shaped by this community practice. Based on the analysis of rhetorical discourse seen in five research interviews, the goal was to contribute to the understanding of this new law enforcement model in a context that presents specific demands that were just recently organized. An effort was made to bring contributions to critical thinking about the training courses that these professionals attend. Results show that the new generation of police officers contrast to street policing and more experienced police work force. It is this way because there is a higher risk of activities and a greater level of effectiveness in serving citizens. On the other hand it also shows the factors that will make the success of the model more difficult, such as: lack of community support, acknowledgement from their superiors, the State, Civil Police and society as a whole.