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Safety, Health, and Wellness Research Portfolio

NIJ’s Safety, Health, and Wellness Research Portfolio focuses on those individuals employed in criminal justice occupations (e.g., law enforcement officers, correctional officers, medicolegal death investigators, digital forensic examiners), individuals under the supervision of the criminal justice system, and members of the public as they interact with the system. Safety, health, and wellness encompasses both physical safety from hazards and the promotion of good physical and...

The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit – An Evidence-informed Resource For Organizations

September 2018
Series
Forensic Workforce Resiliency: Vicarious Trauma & Workplace Stress Webinar Series

Participants will learn about the Vicarious Trauma Organizational Readiness Guide (VT-ORG), an evidence-informed assessment of an organization’s current capacity to address vicarious trauma.

This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on September 13, 2018.

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Handling Difficult and Disturbing Forensic Cases for Coroners and Medical Examiners

October 2019
Series
Forensic Workforce Resiliency: Vicarious Trauma & Workplace Stress Webinar Series

Medical examiner offices handle cases that present both technical and psychosocial challenges. Psychosocial challenges include communicating with highly distressed families of decedents and addressing complex moral and emotional concerns raised by disturbing cases and mass fatality events. This webinar provides information and skills to enhance the capacity to address the psychosocial demands of medical examiner and coroner work.

This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on October 17, 2019.

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