O assédio moral no trabalho na vis？o de operadores do direito

this study analyses the concept of mobbing at work among operators of the law. the assessment of this practice at legal institutions, the profile of workers affected, and the role of law and psychology toward this phenomenon are investigated. six operators of the law participated by semi-structured interviews. based on content analysis of the interviews, it was observed a tendency to perceive the organizational nature of mobbing at work. another element pointed by participants was the fearfulness of workers in reporting such kind of violence. the interviewed professionals also referred the hardness to assess mobbing in those cases that appeal to legal institutions. about the role of psychology, they affirmed its importance to production of knowledge, psychological assessment of workers and prevention of psychological violence in organizations. concerning the role of law, they had reiterated that legal instances are spaces of guarantee of rights and repairing of damages.