▁Police ▁St ations , ▁in ▁Salvador , ▁Brazil ▁in ▁regular ▁police ▁stations ▁in ▁sp ous al ▁violence ▁cases ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 % ▁actually ▁went ▁to ▁court ▁and ▁the ▁pun ish ments ▁the ▁men ▁did ▁get ▁were ▁very ▁minor . ▁End va wn ow ▁states ▁that ▁women ▁police ▁stations ▁are ▁an ▁important ▁first ▁step ▁for ▁cr imes ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁justice ▁system . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁police ▁stations ▁have ▁greatly ▁expanded ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁End va wn ow . org ▁states , ▁" In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 7 5 ▁W PS ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁ 3 4 ▁in ▁E cuador , ▁ 5 9 ▁in ▁Nic ar agua , ▁and ▁ 2 7 ▁in ▁Peru ." ▁In ▁Santos ' ▁article ▁EN - GEN DER ING ▁THE ▁P OL ICE ▁states , ▁" They ▁[ w omen ' s ▁police ▁stations ] ▁expanded ▁vict ims ' ▁citizens hip ▁rights , ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁den ounce ▁a ▁violence ▁that ▁not ▁long ▁ago ▁was ▁invisible ▁and ▁considered ▁a ▁private ▁matter . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁for ▁example , ▁ 3 1 0 , 0 5 8 ▁compla ints ▁of ▁violence ▁against ▁women ▁were ▁registered ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁police ▁stations ▁of ▁Sa o ▁Paulo ." ▁Language ▁bar riers ▁and ▁the ▁in ability ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁a ▁station ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁problem . ▁According ▁to ▁End va wn ow . org , ▁women ' s ▁police ▁stations ▁are ▁located