Watching the watchmen of the watchmen

This research arose from my immeasurable desire to break down the barriers that existed in the study of criminal sciences at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, which is the result of a recent movement of students and professors who are now working together to improve their knowledge in this field. Looking for references far from home, I learnt that, as of the 2012/2013 Scientific Initiation Programme, the GV Law School (São Paulo) was opening its doors to external researchers. For some time now, intellectuals - such as Dalmo Dallari, Salomão Shecaira, Jacqueline Muniz, Guaracy Mingardi and others - and specialists in public security have pointed to the interference of the issue of militarism in the accountability of agents in charge of public security in Brazil, especially members of the Military Police, since "the absurd privileges granted to its members when they commit serious irregularities or crimes, and there is no denying that military police officers involved in the commission of crimes have benefited greatly from corporate protection, to the detriment of the efficiency and authority of the organisation" (Dallari).