Ph.D. in Social Psychology - London School of Economics and Political Science (1987). Vice-Coordinator of the Núcleo de Estudos da Violência (Center for the Study of Violence) University of São Paulo. Research interests include: human rights and the consolidation of democracy, exposure to violence and attitudes to human rights violations; youth, labour market and violence, law enforcement agents and the prevention of violence (the role that law enforcement agents play in the civilizing process.)