Avaliação psicológica para porte de arma: uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

Disarmament is a highly discussed issue at the national level, involving the whole population. Through this scenario, the Psychological Evaluation (PE), a branch of the field of psychology which is eminently technical and which aims to understand human behavior more, through theoretical formulations and more effective strategies, such as focusing on the measurements of psychological attributes and evaluations of processes that can allow to describe and situate the individual in the context of the society. The objective of this work was to carry out a literature review on the performance and importance of the Psychological Evaluation for the possession of a weapon. The PE uses criteria based on answers to specific questions related to the adapted psychic functioning of an individual, with the objective of evaluating it in a certain period and / or predicting possible future modes of psychological functioning. Therefore, the Psychological Evaluation is a requirement made by the Brazilian legislation for the carrying of weapons. However, it can be seen that despite being a requirement for the possession of firearms in the country and presenting a relative growth, the psychological evaluation still presents little scientific production, there is a shortage of studies on the area, which made difficult a more detailed survey detailed on the subject. It is important that the professionals who work in Psychological Evaluation can value this area more, and more scientific production is needed to serve as an instrument of learning and encouragement. The PE is extremely important for issues related to gun possession and if it is not done, can further aggravate crime and violence rates in the country.