Estatísticas oficiais, violência e crime no Brasil

The Flow of Murder Cases Through the Criminal Justice System in a Brazilian City

“…Almost two decades into the 21st century there are no databases in Brazil integrating the information produced by the police with the public prosecutor’s office, the judiciary, and the prison system, preventing any assessment of the decision-making process (Costa & Lima, 2018). To understand the flow of homicides through the criminal justice system, the only option is to collect information directly from the documents produced by each organization and coalesce them into a single database (Rifiotis et al, 2010).…”

“…Few studies are devoted to understanding the decision-making process throughout the Brazilian criminal justice system, let alone those exploring the variables affecting time to clearance and time to conviction for homicides (Vargas, 2014). The lack of official data and the absence of adequate theoretical frameworks available in Portuguese are some of the elements preventing more in-depth analyses (Costa & Lima, 2018). Research on this subject is critical not only for the improvement of public policies but also for the reduction of homicide rates (Azevedo & Sinhoretto, 2018).…”