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Essay Response Assignment four

Essay Response Assignment four

Q This assignment relates to Chapter 4 and the consequences of victimization. Specifically, pay close attention to the material on Acute Stress Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on page 69, and respond to the following prompt with no fewer than 300 words. PROMPT: Do some web research on the concept of "Trauma-Informed" witness or victim interviewing. Answer the following specific inquiries: 1. Why might specialized training on trauma and the consequences of trauma be of particular use to law enforcement? 2. Why would trauma cause a person to be a bad witness, or to make mistakes in their report? 3. Are there any important criticisms of the trauma-informed interviewing concept, and if so, what are they? ?

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The consequences of victimization are immense; therefore, the law enforcement agencies should arrange special training for the professionals in order to handle the victims in a proper manner. It is a normal fact that after the crime, the victim will face a serious trauma and it is not possible to ignore such post-traumatic stress of victims. In most of the cases, it ahs been observed that the law enforcement officials do not behave according to the guidelines with victim.