Avaliação dos riscos da atividade da perícia criminal

Abstract

This work has the objective to verify the occupational risks that the criminal experts from the Criminology Post of Santa Maria/RS are exposed, based on the regalement rules of the Work Ministry. Through this qualitative study carried out on the services given by this post, some possible improvements related to this professional security were evidenced. For that, the occurrences received were analyzed and observations were made when facing the way in which the services are accomplish nowadays with the work security rules. Some measures to improve the criminal expert work routine are suggested in order to become it safer. The activity carried out by a criminal expert is very important for the police inquest, however, the material and psychosocial risks he takes facing these adverse situations on his routine should not allowed the expert to ignore his own integrity.