User:Natalia.tosi/Women's police station

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Women's police stations have greatly expanded since 1985. Endvawnow.org states, "In 2010, there were 475 WPS in Brazil, 34 in Ecuador, 59 in Nicaragua, and 27 in Peru."[8] In Santos' article EN-GENDERING THE POLICE states, "They [women's police stations] expanded victims' citizenship rights, allowing them to denounce a violence that not long ago was invisible and considered a private matter. In 2000, for example, 310,058 complaints of violence against women were registered in the women's police stations of Sao Paulo."[10] Language barriers and the inability to get to a station is still a problem. According to Endvawnow.org, women's police stations are located in more populated areas making it hard for women in rural areas to get to them and women who do not speak the same language as the policewomen can not communicate effectively.[8] Endvawnow.org also states "It was also found that poor and less educated women are sometimes ignored in the WPS. Also, despite psychological violence being illegal in all four countries, operators frequently prioritize those cases in which women have severe visible physical injuries, and may resist accepting complaints of psychological violence."[8]

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Over 80% of Brazilians consider WPS the most effective government policy to address domestic violence while more than 50% of citizens in cities with Women Police Stations (WPS) can identify their locations. However, the effectiveness of WPS is heavily contingent on perceptions of police legitimacy to encourage reporting. Empirical evidence suggests that WPS in Brazil can produce positive effects on perceptions of trust in police for both men and women, contributing to better evaluations of police effectiveness. There is also evidence on the positive effect of WPS in men's attitudes condemning violence against women in municipalities in Brazil with the specialized services.

For the final article, I also plan on expanding on the literature of the importance of having mechanisms that incentivize reporting and the available evidence from Brazil.