Abstract
Between 2000 and 2006, the Center for the Study of Violence at USP (NEV-USP) developed the "Study of Criminal Impunity in the Municipality of São Paulo" (1988-1997) within the scope of the CEPID/FAPESP program. This research analyzed the flow of the criminal justice system, based on the monitoring of homicide occurrences from the initial police report to the investigations and legal proce…