| Policing violence in Brazil. | |
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PMID: 12295035 Owner: PIP Status: MEDLINE |
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This article is an excerpted summary of a speech on female police and domestic violence. The speech was given by a woman affiliated with the Association of Women Workers at an Oxfam workshop in northern Brazil. This organization successfully lobbied for female police, which resulted in more reports of domestic violence, especially rape. The organization is active in 13 counties. Female police are trained and usually given respect by police chiefs. In one city, in 1997, the appointment of female police resulted in registered reports of 387 cases of violence and hospital reports of 503 cases, of which 14% were child rape. During January-April 1998, there were 126 registered cases and 168 hospital cases. Policewomen formed a partnership over the past 2 years with the Human Rights Group and other popular political groups to train female police about laws. The compulsory course focused on four areas: legal concepts, penalties, and procedures on registration of complaints; the Brazilian Penal Code; civil law; and world judicial bureaucracies. Training includes a 1 month internship with the program's lawyer. Over 20 women have completed the course to date. Training in some cases resulted in greater expertise among the female police than their Police Chiefs. Female police have experienced harassment by local authorities. |
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E Sena |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Links : a newsletter on gender for Oxfam GB staff and partners Volume: - ISSN: - ISO Abbreviation: Links (Oxford) Publication Date: 1999 Mar |
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Created Date: 1999-08-04 Completed Date: 1999-08-04 Revised Date: 2011-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101572830 Medline TA: Links (Oxford) Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 8 Citation Subset: J |
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Americas Brazil Crime Developing Countries Domestic Violence* Education* Government Latin America Military Personnel* Politics Public Opinion Research* Social Problems South America Women* |
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