A B S T R A C T Symptoms of vicarious trauma, coping strategies, and prevention suggestions were investigated with 105 judges. Participants completed a self-report measure developed for this study. The majority of judges reported one or more symptoms that they identified as workrelated vicarious trauma experiences. Female judges reported more symptoms, as did […]
Fatality Review Bulletin Summer 2002, Volume 1, Issue 2 Neil Websdale and Byron Johnson graciously asked me to discuss my thoughts on domestic violence fatality reviews based on my experience as a trial judge sitting in family and criminal court since 1979. During that time, I heard a variety of domestic violence cases including felonies, […]
Introduction. In thinking about preventive law, analogies from medicine and public health come immediately to mind. While much has been written about preventive medicine, including early screening, detection, and intervention for disease, only recently have judges, lawyers, academicians and the public begun to address preventive law and its philosophical cousins, therapeutic justice and restorative justice. […]