Trauma and Resilience in the Criminal Justice System

By: Denise Leifker and Carolyn Dallinger

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Synopsis: Trauma and Resilience in the Criminal Justice System will help criminal justice practitioners and students develop skills to be the most effective professionals possible by increasing awareness and pointing out places for empathy and change. Readers will examine the enforcement, court, and correctional systems to determine where trauma plays a destructive part. From the point of view of police, detectives, judges, jurors, attorneys, correctional and probation officers, prisoners, and others, the reader will learn the potentially harmful and sometimes devastating impacts of trauma. Readers will also learn from practicing criminal justice officials some potentially impactful actions they can take to build resilience. This book could lead to new perspectives and methods in improving the future of the criminal justice system.