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Julita Lemgruber

Coordinator, Center for Studies on Public Security and Citizenship (CESeC), Universidade Candido Mendes

Coordinator, Center for Studies on Public Security and Citizenship (CESeC), Universidade Candido Mendes Julita Lemgruber is a Brazilian sociologist who has held different positions in public service. Among these she has been the General Director of the Prison System (1991/1994) and the Police Ombudsman (1999/2000) both in the State of Rio de Janeiro and a member of the National Council for Criminal and Penitentiary Policy in the federal government (1995/1998) From the year 2000, Ms. Lemgruber has been the Coordinator of the Center for Studies on Public Security and Citizenship at University Candido Mendes, she was a board member of Penal Reform International (1995/2005) and is presently a board member of the International Drug Policy Consortium.