“…In this sector, specifically in Brazilian police institutions (Nascimento, 2014), research in the area of assessment is needed in order to identify the causes and consequences of police behavior, aiming to develop and improve competent performances (Pasquali, Moura, & Freitas, 2010). In addition, studies about competence assist in making organizational processes viable, such as strategic planning, and in the elaboration of policies and practices for personnel management, that is, training, improvement and performance evaluation (Faiad, Coelho, Caetano, & Albuquerque, 2012;Nascimento, 2014;Pasquali et al, 2010).…”