Publisher's Synopsis
It is of immense importance to build an information base with the data presented in homicide crimes, not only in Brazil, but also locally. This information, if well extracted, can be used to develop public policies aimed at reducing the staggering number of murders that occur every year in the country. It is also possible to monitor the efficiency of the Criminal Investigation Division, which, as has been said, is well above the national average. And, in the authors' view, there is enormous scope for public policies in the area of public security, making it possible to develop a range of preventive and repressive studies, not only by police agencies, but by the community in general, academics and organized civil society.
