A Morte como hipótese de trabalho: a percepção dos riscos profissionais pelo policial militar nas diferentes regiões do Estado do Pará

Abstract

Importance of the study: police victimization, considered as the event in which the police officer is the victim of some action or event as a result of their professional choice, is not a new phenomenon, as it is closely linked to the risks of the activity. Police risks, which begin with the individual's entry into the corporation and only end after their death, were defined in this research as the professional's exposure to dangers related exclusively or not to the daily practice of policing, not limited to the shift of service, and that is directly related to victimization. Therefore, understanding how these professionals perceive the risk associated with the profession is of great importance for the development of actions that will reduce police victimization. Objective: This work aims to analyze the different perceptions of risk associated with the work that military police officers from Pará have in terms of the region of the state where they carry out their activities, specifically in the municipalities of Belém, Marabá and Santarém. Materials and methods: This was a mixed, exploratory and explanatory study that used document analysis, semi-structured interviews, focus groups and questionnaires as a data collection technique as research techniques. Results: Results were obtained that point to a perception of risks that is affected by the workplace, especially when the population issue that differentiates big city versus small city is taken into account. Conclusion: It ends with the need for more in-depth studies of risk perception by military police officers, as well as the adoption of differentiated training strategies aimed at reducing the number of injuries and deaths in the Military Police.