I scalp quite often. I dont feel its any riskier than any other aspect of trading. You need to follow the rules whatever style youre looking to use. You have to have the mentality too. Thats one of the biggest factors.
I would suggest a simple strategy that can be easily followed. You need to know foundations first and demo a few to get you familiar. There are tonnes of great threads in the trading section and technical topics. Youtube is solid too