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Policiar a cidade: impactos do trabalho sobre os polícias
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Os elementos da Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP), no cumprimento das suas missões,
são amiúde confrontados com diferentes incidentes críticos, perante os quais,
independentemente do tipo de resposta a dar, têm de agir celeremente, colocando a sua
saúde em segundo plano, em prol da segurança pública. Aquando destas respostas, são
vários os stressores potenciadores de desencadear várias reações (entre elas, físicas,
cognitivas, emocionais e comportamentais), traumas e, até, patologias, que poderão
comprometer a atividade profissional e diversos domínios da sua vida privada. Surge assim
a pertinência desta investigação, a qual se relaciona com a necessidade de compreender os
impactos da atividade policial sobre os polícias. Para isso, através de uma abordagem
qualitativa, desenvolveu-se um estudo que passou pela realização de entrevistas
semiestruturadas, conduzidas de forma semi-diretiva, a 28 polícias do Comando
Metropolitano de Lisboa, de áreas que incluem ou não Zonas Urbanas Sensíveis (ZUS).
Após completa transcrição das entrevistas, estas constituíram o corpus sobre o qual se
realizou a análise de conteúdo. Os resultados revelaram que ambos os grupos desenvolvem
reações psicológicas, emocionais e comportamentais, em consequência das fontes de stress
inerentes a cada grupo, daí necessitarem de adotar estratégias de defesa que minimizem os
impactos. Destaca-se a necessidade de uma intervenção significativa e imediata para tratar
os sintomas, recorrendo por exemplo à aplicação do Programa de Gestão de Stress de
Incidentes Críticos.
The elements of the public security police, in the ruling of their duties, are often confronted with diverse critical factors. Independently of the response given, they need to act fast, putting their own lives and health at risk for the protection of public security. During these responses, there are several stressors that can trigger various reactions (including physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioral), traumas and even pathologies, which may compromise their professional activity and several areas of their private lives. Though, the relevance of this research arises, which is related to the need to understand the impacts of police activity on police officers. For this purpose, through a qualitative approach, a study was developed which included semi-structured interviews, conducted in a semi-directive way, with 28 police officers of the Lisbon Metropolitan Command, from areas that include or do not include Sensitive Urban Areas (ZUS). After complete transcription of the interviews, they constituted the corpus on which content analysis was performed. The results revealed that both groups develop psychological, emotional and behavioral reactions as a result of the sources of stress inherent to each group, thus needing to adopt defense strategies to minimize the impacts. We highlight the need for a significant and immediate intervention to treat the symptoms, using for example the application of the Critical Incident Stress Management Program.
The elements of the public security police, in the ruling of their duties, are often confronted with diverse critical factors. Independently of the response given, they need to act fast, putting their own lives and health at risk for the protection of public security. During these responses, there are several stressors that can trigger various reactions (including physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioral), traumas and even pathologies, which may compromise their professional activity and several areas of their private lives. Though, the relevance of this research arises, which is related to the need to understand the impacts of police activity on police officers. For this purpose, through a qualitative approach, a study was developed which included semi-structured interviews, conducted in a semi-directive way, with 28 police officers of the Lisbon Metropolitan Command, from areas that include or do not include Sensitive Urban Areas (ZUS). After complete transcription of the interviews, they constituted the corpus on which content analysis was performed. The results revealed that both groups develop psychological, emotional and behavioral reactions as a result of the sources of stress inherent to each group, thus needing to adopt defense strategies to minimize the impacts. We highlight the need for a significant and immediate intervention to treat the symptoms, using for example the application of the Critical Incident Stress Management Program.
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Impactos da atividade policial Incidentes críticos Situações traumáticas Polícias Zonas Urbanas Sensíveis Impacts of police activity Critical incidents Traumatic situations Police Sensitive Urban Areas