Proposing a Framework for Ballistic Waste Management in the Context of the Public Security Institute

Abstract

The aim of this research was to develop and validate a framework capable of enhancing the management of ballistic waste considering the context of the training activity of a Public Security Institute in Belém do Pará. A literature review was adopted as a method to provide the theoretical basis necessary to understand the context and develop the proposed conceptual framework, a questionnaire was developed and applied to security professionals, and the data were analyzed using the Lawshe-TOPSIS hybrid approach to validate the framework. The results make it possible to present, in an organized manner, a set of variables considering challenges and benefits for a framework for ballistic waste management. It is possible to conclude that ballistic waste management, especially in environments such as shooting ranges, is configured as a multifaceted challenge that demands a highly complex technical, normative, and operational approach.