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Vicarious trauma among legal practitioners and judicial officers.
- Source :
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Psychiatry, Psychology & Law . Jun2024, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p500-522. 23p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The term 'vicarious trauma' refers to a range of cumulative and harmful effects from exposure to the trauma of others and is now recognised as a category of causation in the diagnostic criteria of post-traumatic stress disorder. Legal practitioners may be exposed to the risk of harm from vicarious trauma in a number of occupational contexts. This article reviews recent case authority, including a 2023 prosecution of Court Services Victoria for failing to provide a safe workplace in the Coroners Court of Victoria and the High Court decision in Kozarov v Victoria (2022) and the Victoria Court of Appeal decision in Bersee v Victoria (2022). It considers measures that should be taken to provide a workplace for both legal practitioners and judicial officers that is as safe and without risks to health as is reasonably practicable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13218719
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Psychiatry, Psychology & Law
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177900779
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2024.2339323