The article discusses the results of a research concerning murders committed in the metropolitan area of Brasilia, DF, the capital of Brazil. The analysis is focused on the social representations of Police chiefs, prosecutors and judges. Conceding that social representations indicate, at least in part, the social practices, the study inquired: how do the agents within the various organizations of the criminal justice system represent their duties? How do they evaluate their working conditions in the area? How do they evaluate the policies applied in the cities of Brasilia metropolitan area of Brasilia?
C riminal justice system; Brasilia metropolitan área; Elites; Social representations