Coordinator, Center for Studies on Public Security and Citizenship (CESeC), Universidade Candido Mendes
Julita Lemgruber is a Brazilian sociologist who has held different positions in public service. Among these she has been the General Director of the Prison System (1991/1994) and the Police Ombudsman (1999/2000) both in the State of Rio de Janeiro and a member of the National Council for Criminal and Penitentiary Policy in the federal government (1995/1998)
From the year 2000, Ms. Lemgruber has been the Coordinator of the Center for Studies on Public Security and Citizenship at University Candido Mendes, she was a board member of Penal Reform International (1995/2005) and is presently a board member of the International Drug Policy Consortium.
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Apr 22, 2017 01:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Bandido bom é bandido morto The only good criminal is a dead criminal. This is the disconcerting cliché used in Brazil to justify the nations staggering levels of police violence. According to data...
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