Table of contents : Contents......Page 8 List of Illustrations......Page 10 Prologue......Page 12 Maps......Page 22 Introduction: Violence in Salvador da Bahia, City of Women......Page 24 1. Womanly Webs: In-Laws and Violence......Page 72 2. When Cocks Can’t Crow: Masculinity and Violence......Page 116 3. Paths to a Women’s Police Station......Page 159 4. Policing by and for Women......Page 205 5. Reluctant Champions: Policewomen or Women Police?......Page 244 Conclusion and Epilogue......Page 280 Notes......Page 300 Glossary of Portuguese Terms......Page 324 References......Page 330 Index......Page 350