Demandas formativas das praças da Polícia Militar do Maranhão: percepção dos policiais do 40º BPM

Abstract

Continuing education aims at the constant improvement of the subjects involved. With it is possible to update professionals about new knowledge and skills necessary for the effective performance of their functions. Quality military police work is no different, in the face of new challenges and demands, it is possible to provide an adequate response and be able to deliver a quality service to the population. In this way, understanding the perceptions of the squares about what they need to work with quality will contribute to assertive proposals for updates and training that satisfy what is demanded. Based on this, the following research problem was elaborated: What is the perception of the 40th BPM on training demands, presented during the years 2020 and 2021, for the maintenance of a good performance of the military police work? The general objective is: to analyze the perception of the 40th BPM on the training demands, presented during the year 2020 and 2021, to maintain a good performance in military police work. The specific objectives of the work are: to identify the basic, academic and professional formation of the squares; to present the perception of the squares about the training for military police promotion; to investigate the most necessary knowledge and techniques for carrying out the routine of military police work in the perception of police officers. The work was guided by a qualitative, basic, exploratory methodological approach and by the inductive method. The semistructured interview was used as a data collection technique. Regarding data analysis, the content analysis method was used. As a result of the research, it was observed that the squares consider the formations for promotion significant; it was also found that many police officers had professions before joining the Military Police, and that, in relation to academic training, many have only Secondary Education; regarding the perceptions regarding the training demand, it was found that the police officers do believe that the courses should be disseminated to the entire troop with a frequency of at least twice a year, and that both knowledge and skills practices necessary for the performance of police work