A Importância da Capelania no âmbito da Polícia Militar do Estado do Paraná

Abstract

This article aims to assess whether the chaplaincy service is important for the Military Police of the State of Paraná (PMPR). Also verify whether the number of chaplains who effectively work in religious assistance is sufficient to meet the needs of the current staff of this public security institution. In this sense, relevant issues that affect the development of the state military were addressed, such as psychiatric illnesses, often associated with the use of licit or illicit drugs, violence, exhaustion, stress, insecurity, as well as the lack of spirituality that apparently it's growing inside the barracks. Therefore, it is necessary to verify whether the activities developed by this chaplaincy are really contributing to its institutional role in caring for the religiosity and spirituality of police and military firefighters. A research was then carried out with a basic strategic purpose, with a descriptive and exploratory objective and a qualitative approach.