Abstract
This article discusses some gendered aspects of the work of socio-educational officers in adolescent detention centers in Rio de Janeiro that conflict with the law. By describing processes of patrolling masculinities, the study reveals how emotional work performed by these professionals is central to the construction of an operating model guided by security procedures to the detriment of socio-educational activities.
Juvenile Detention Agent; Socio-Educational Measure of detention; Patrolling Gender; Emotional Work; Punishment