Trauma and Resilience in the Criminal Justice System

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Trauma and Resilience in the Criminal Justice System will help criminal justice practitioners, as well as students, develop skills to be the most effective professionals possible by increasing awareness and pointing out places for empathy and change. Readers will examine the enforcement, court, and correctional systems to determine where trauma plays a destructive part. From the point of view of police, detectives, judges, jurors, attorneys, correctional and probation officers, prisoners, and others, the reader will learn the potentially harmful and sometimes devastating impacts of trauma. Readers will also learn from practicing criminal justice officials some potentially impactful actions they can take to build resilience. This book could lead to new perspectives and methods in improving the future of the criminal justice system.  

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Trauma and Resilience in the Criminal Justice Field 

CHAPTER 2 Law Enforcement in the United States 
History of Law Enforcement in the United States 
Modern Day Local and State Law Enforcement 
     Training 
Modern Day Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training 
Discretion in Policing Portrayed 

CHAPTER 3 The U.S. Court System 
State Courts 
     State Trial Courts and Specialty Courts 
     Types of Crimes Covered 
     State Court of Appeals 
     State Supreme Court 
Federal Courts 
     U.S. District Courts (Federal Trial Courts) 
     U.S. Magistrate Judges 
     U.S. Court of Appeals 
     U.S. Supreme Court 
Court Actors 
     Judges 
     Prosecutors 
     Defense Attorneys 
     Private and Public Defenders 
     Who’s Left Out 
The Criminal Court Process 
Trauma Through the Court Process 

CHAPTER 4 Corrections in the United States 
History of Corrections in the United States 
Modern Day Corrections 
State and Local Corrections 
     Training 
Federal Corrections 
     Training 

CHAPTER 5 Trauma 
Definition of Trauma 
Different Types of Traumas 
Differences Regarding Trauma Experienced by Children and Adults 
Differences Regarding Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 
Vicarious Trauma 
Emotional and Psychological Responses to Trauma 
Physical Responses to Trauma 
Physiological Changes from Trauma 
Factors that Influence the Impact of Trauma 
How Trauma Impacts Communities 
     Collective Trauma 
     Racial Trauma 
     Trauma in LGBTQ Communities 
Trauma Impact 

CHAPTER 6 Resilience 
Definition and Types of Resilience 
Developing Resilience 
Resilience in Children 
Trauma-Informed Care 
Mindfulness-Based Interventions 
Race-Based Trauma 
Resilience from Racial Trauma 
Resilience in LGBTQ Communities 
Resilience Importance 

CHAPTER 7 Trauma and Resilience in Law Enforcement 
Individual Experiences with Trauma 
Trauma in Offenders and Victims 
Resilience in Offenders and Victims 
Trauma in Law Enforcement Officers and Related Roles 
Resilience in Law Enforcement Officers and Related Roles 
Community Experiences with Trauma 
Resilience in Communities 

CHAPTER 8 Trauma and Resilience in the Courts 
Trauma Faced by Offenders 
     Racial Inequalities Add to Trauma 
     Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning/Queer Youth and Youth of Color 
Trauma Faced by Judges and Court Officials 
Judges Mitigating Vicarious Trauma in Their Work 
Trauma Faced by Lawyers 
Prosecutors 
Trauma-Informed Lawyers and Legal Practices 
Trauma Faced by Jurors 
Changes to Jury Systems to Minimize Trauma 
Trauma Faced by Witnesses and Expert Witnesses 
     Forensics Experts 
Trauma-Informed Courtrooms 
Roadblocks to Building a Trauma-Informed Court 

CHAPTER 9 Trauma and Resilience in Corrections 
Individual Experiences with Trauma 
Trauma in Offenders and Victims 
Resilience in Offenders and Victims 
Trauma in Correctional Officers (Community and Institutional) 
Resilience in Correctional Officers 
Community Experiences with Trauma 
Resilience in Communities 

CHAPTER 10 Conclusion 

Index

Denise Leifker

Denise R. Leifker received her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2009. She has worked in all three aspects of the criminal justice field; law enforcement, courts, and corrections, and presently is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. In 2018, she was part of an evaluative study on the impact of Blue Courage training for law enforcement, facilitating the idea of officers being guardians instead of warriors and learning the importance of self-care. Her passion is in helping people be the best versions of themselves. She looks forward to the awareness being brought to the impact of trauma on the criminal justice system for those in it and those working in it and the light being shined on the vital importance of resiliency.

Carolyn Dallinger

Carolyn Dallinger has served as a Professor of Criminal Justice, as a social worker for disabled children and abused women, as a supervisor of human rights investigators, and as a human rights attorney. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Iowa State University in 2015, her Juris Doctorate from Southern University in 1989, and her M.S.W. from University of Washington in 1983. In 2011, she received the Iowa Professor of the Year award in Washington D.C. from C.A.S.E. and Carnegie. Her passions are educating students about social justice issues and inequalities in the criminal justice field, and engaging students in service learning and making social change. She published her first book, Surviving Hurricane Katrina: One Family’s Story in 2011.

Trauma and Resilience in the Criminal Justice System will help criminal justice practitioners, as well as students, develop skills to be the most effective professionals possible by increasing awareness and pointing out places for empathy and change. Readers will examine the enforcement, court, and correctional systems to determine where trauma plays a destructive part. From the point of view of police, detectives, judges, jurors, attorneys, correctional and probation officers, prisoners, and others, the reader will learn the potentially harmful and sometimes devastating impacts of trauma. Readers will also learn from practicing criminal justice officials some potentially impactful actions they can take to build resilience. This book could lead to new perspectives and methods in improving the future of the criminal justice system.  

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Trauma and Resilience in the Criminal Justice Field 

CHAPTER 2 Law Enforcement in the United States 
History of Law Enforcement in the United States 
Modern Day Local and State Law Enforcement 
     Training 
Modern Day Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training 
Discretion in Policing Portrayed 

CHAPTER 3 The U.S. Court System 
State Courts 
     State Trial Courts and Specialty Courts 
     Types of Crimes Covered 
     State Court of Appeals 
     State Supreme Court 
Federal Courts 
     U.S. District Courts (Federal Trial Courts) 
     U.S. Magistrate Judges 
     U.S. Court of Appeals 
     U.S. Supreme Court 
Court Actors 
     Judges 
     Prosecutors 
     Defense Attorneys 
     Private and Public Defenders 
     Who’s Left Out 
The Criminal Court Process 
Trauma Through the Court Process 

CHAPTER 4 Corrections in the United States 
History of Corrections in the United States 
Modern Day Corrections 
State and Local Corrections 
     Training 
Federal Corrections 
     Training 

CHAPTER 5 Trauma 
Definition of Trauma 
Different Types of Traumas 
Differences Regarding Trauma Experienced by Children and Adults 
Differences Regarding Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 
Vicarious Trauma 
Emotional and Psychological Responses to Trauma 
Physical Responses to Trauma 
Physiological Changes from Trauma 
Factors that Influence the Impact of Trauma 
How Trauma Impacts Communities 
     Collective Trauma 
     Racial Trauma 
     Trauma in LGBTQ Communities 
Trauma Impact 

CHAPTER 6 Resilience 
Definition and Types of Resilience 
Developing Resilience 
Resilience in Children 
Trauma-Informed Care 
Mindfulness-Based Interventions 
Race-Based Trauma 
Resilience from Racial Trauma 
Resilience in LGBTQ Communities 
Resilience Importance 

CHAPTER 7 Trauma and Resilience in Law Enforcement 
Individual Experiences with Trauma 
Trauma in Offenders and Victims 
Resilience in Offenders and Victims 
Trauma in Law Enforcement Officers and Related Roles 
Resilience in Law Enforcement Officers and Related Roles 
Community Experiences with Trauma 
Resilience in Communities 

CHAPTER 8 Trauma and Resilience in the Courts 
Trauma Faced by Offenders 
     Racial Inequalities Add to Trauma 
     Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning/Queer Youth and Youth of Color 
Trauma Faced by Judges and Court Officials 
Judges Mitigating Vicarious Trauma in Their Work 
Trauma Faced by Lawyers 
Prosecutors 
Trauma-Informed Lawyers and Legal Practices 
Trauma Faced by Jurors 
Changes to Jury Systems to Minimize Trauma 
Trauma Faced by Witnesses and Expert Witnesses 
     Forensics Experts 
Trauma-Informed Courtrooms 
Roadblocks to Building a Trauma-Informed Court 

CHAPTER 9 Trauma and Resilience in Corrections 
Individual Experiences with Trauma 
Trauma in Offenders and Victims 
Resilience in Offenders and Victims 
Trauma in Correctional Officers (Community and Institutional) 
Resilience in Correctional Officers 
Community Experiences with Trauma 
Resilience in Communities 

CHAPTER 10 Conclusion 

Index

Denise Leifker

Denise R. Leifker received her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2009. She has worked in all three aspects of the criminal justice field; law enforcement, courts, and corrections, and presently is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. In 2018, she was part of an evaluative study on the impact of Blue Courage training for law enforcement, facilitating the idea of officers being guardians instead of warriors and learning the importance of self-care. Her passion is in helping people be the best versions of themselves. She looks forward to the awareness being brought to the impact of trauma on the criminal justice system for those in it and those working in it and the light being shined on the vital importance of resiliency.

Carolyn Dallinger

Carolyn Dallinger has served as a Professor of Criminal Justice, as a social worker for disabled children and abused women, as a supervisor of human rights investigators, and as a human rights attorney. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Iowa State University in 2015, her Juris Doctorate from Southern University in 1989, and her M.S.W. from University of Washington in 1983. In 2011, she received the Iowa Professor of the Year award in Washington D.C. from C.A.S.E. and Carnegie. Her passions are educating students about social justice issues and inequalities in the criminal justice field, and engaging students in service learning and making social change. She published her first book, Surviving Hurricane Katrina: One Family’s Story in 2011.