The law between the lines: Lei Maria da Penha Law and the police work in two women's police stations in São Paulo

• Grant number: 12/09173-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: November 01, 2012
• End date: September 30, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Anthropology
• Principal Investigator: Heloisa Buarque de Almeida
• Grantee: Beatriz Accioly Lins de Almeida
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The recent enactment of Law 11.430/2006 (also known as Maria da Penha Law), has substantially changed the legal classification of the criminalization of domestic violence in Brazil, changing procedures and treatment, in the police and legal spheres, of these offenses. This study intends to investigate the meanings, perceptions and the changes that the enactment of Law Maria da Penha brought to the police practice in the Women's Police Stations in São Paulo.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

ALMEIDA, Beatriz Accioly Lins de. The law between the lines: Maria da Penha law and the police work in two Womens Police Stations in São Paulo. 2014. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) São Paulo.