Source: US National Institute of Justice (video statements)
Dr. David Christiansen discusses some of the relevant issues which affect law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders. These concepts also apply to those who are affected by secondary traumatization such as crime scene investigators, attorneys and others who are in frequent contact with images or information regarding gruesome acts of violence. Dr. Christiansen hopes to help those who have been exposed to such information by providing ideas to prevent or inoculate psychological trauma such as post-traumatic stress disorder and a plethora of other negative consequences which can result from multiple exposure to crime scenes either directly or through the collection of data for the judicial process.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence in August 2019.
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