Domestic violence

How to use a trauma-informed approach to cases involving domestic violence

An informative webinar by The National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health with practical tips for legal professionals on how to use a trauma-informed approach to domestic violence cases. Posted by the Center for Court Innovation at www.courtinnovation.org.

http://www.courtinnovation.org/research/using-trauma-informed-approach-what-domestic-violence-court-professionals-need-know?url=research%2F7%2Fvideo&%3Bmode=7&%3Btype=video

Youth justice

Treating youth violence as a health issue, not just a legal issue

Interesting work is being done by cureviolence.org, treating violence as a health issue or disease. And using strategies from disease control to reduce violence. (Thanks to Steve Brady for the original article post.)

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/22/youth-violence-epidemic-punishment-knife-crime-public-health-scotland

 
 
“All individuals face stress in their daily lives, but this is often particularly true for those who enforce the law, administer justice, or are forced into the legal system.”
— Monika K. Miller and Brian H. Bornstein, Stress, Trauma and Wellbeing in the Legal System