“Delegacias da Mulher” (DDMs) are specialized police stations, usually all-female staffed, designed to assist women who are victims of violence. The first DDMs were created in Brazil in 1985 under the influence of feminists and women’s groups, working then to bring the issue of violence against women to public attention. The DDMs were envisioned as unique, humane settings where women would feel less isolated and more empowered to report violent incidents committed against them. Perhaps the most ample public policy ever implemented in that country to address violence against women, the DDMs have played a significant role in bringing visibility to the issue and assisting female victims of crime, being in many circumstances the very only resource available. The DDMs, however, have had limited impact in reducing violence against women in Brazil. The materials within this collection discusses many of the challenges the DDMs face, such as lack of resources, untrained staff, stereotypical and discriminatory representations of an all-female police environment, unequal distribution of stations throughout the Brazilian territory, etc. This collection also provides recommendations for improving the structure and functioning of the DDMs with the hope that these institutions can be potentially an innovative, successful model to other countries. Note that different terms (Delegacias da Mulher, DDMs, Delegacias Especializadas de Atendimento à Mulher, Deams, Delegacias de Defesa da Mulher, Delegacias de Proteção à Mulher, DPMs) are used throughout the collection to refer to the same institutions.