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Core Principles of Victim-Centered and Trauma-Informed Response

Identifying and Incorporating Core Principles of Victim-Centered and Trauma-Informed Response: Practices for Law Enforcement

Publication Date: 2024, Quarter 4

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Agency: Community Oriented Policing Services

Author: IACP, IACP

Law enforcement personnel must be prepared to respond appropriately and supportively to persons who have experienced trauma. Victim-centered, trauma-informed approaches give law enforcement the necessary tools to provide this support. This publication, Identifying and Incorporating Core Principles of Victim-Centered and Trauma-Informed Response: Practices for Law Enforcement, provides a streamlined set of best practices from the field for first responders, evidence collection teams, investigators, supervisors, and agencies related to victim response efforts.

Topic(s):

Collaboration and Partnerships Documentation and Report Writing Investigations Policy/Protocol Development Strangulation Trauma

VAWA Crime(s):

Dating Violence Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Stalking

Role(s):

First Line Supervisor Investigator/Detective Patrol Officer/Deputy Special Victims Unit

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