Psychological evaluation and its practical importance in military coorporation

ABSTRACT

This qualitative study, carried out through a bibliographic review analysis, addresses the aggravating factors that the

police face in the career path and the importance of psychological evaluation in this context. The surveys were built on

data collected on the Scielo, Pepsic and Google academic platforms. The articles analyzed here bring discussions that are

related to the quality of life of military police offi cers, as well as the criteria defined evaluated in the study, it concerns

the context lived, the socioeconomic characteristics of the corporations, the work overload and the attributions of the

function, which begins in the selection process. Given the situation of social inequalities that the country faces today,

there is a high rate of extreme violence, however, public security agents, such as military and civilian police, are part of

the statistics of deaths in the country. It is intended that this research can evidence this context, and sensitize readers to

question and demand reviews of public security policies, combating crime, as well as, aims to contribute to the important

role that psychological evaluation brings to the context of corporations, recognizing it as an indispensable instrument,

which should not only be applied in the selection processes of the corporation, but likewise, as a preventive instrument

with regard to the mental health of police offi cers, a requirement of law and obligation to the public safety body.

Keywords: Psychological Assessment. Mental health. Behaviour. Violence