Transtorno de estresse em policiais: índice de crimes relacionados à saúde física e mental. com um viés à síndrome de burnout

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the rate of crimes committed by police officers who suffer from so-called occupational stress, generating consequences at work, as well as mental and physical health, due to the intense social and psychological pressure to which they are subjected. It is also worth evaluating the State and corporate responsibility, in relation to crimes committed by these public servants. A deductive method was used, starting from general concepts to a specific analysis of the military policeman's workplace, cases of agents who conflicted with the law, committing criminal offenses, as well as bibliographic research. It is noteworthy that, considering the health area, the Burnout syndrome, caused by excessive “pressure”, and consequently the energy loss, generating physical and emotional exhaustion, is significantly numerous among these kind of professionals. For the main objectives of prevention and early intervention in this traumatized working class, the use of a broader comprehensive and integrative model such as diathesis-stress is required in order to identify the vulnerability and impact of mental stress. The improvement in diagnosis requires a classification system that is close to ideal, so patients will be treated earlier and in larger numbers, leading to the understanding that it is an underdiagnosed disease, requiring that public policies invest in improvements in the work area, consequently the decreased workload and the salary increase, being that, the exposure of these professionals to risky situations, traumatic, and still, that generates tension and much expectation, provides an increase to the development of syndromes and disorders.