CJ ST 484 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Victimology, Victims Family

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Criminal Justice Studies
• Course: CJ ST 484
• Professor: Delisi

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U(cid:410)o(cid:364)icide, fo(cid:364) instance, usuall(cid:411) p(cid:364)oduces the loss of both pa(cid:364)ents, (cid:405)hich means that thei(cid:364) child(cid:364)en must be (cid:364)aised b(cid:411) famil(cid:411), gua(cid:364)dians, o(cid:364) become (cid:405)a(cid:364)ds of the state. These changes necessitate majo(cid:364) life changes in te(cid:364)ms of the child"s socioeconomic status and (cid:364)esidenc(cid:411). The loss of both pa(cid:364)ents often means attending a ne(cid:405) school and ha(cid:404)ing to make ne(cid:405) f(cid:364)iends majo(cid:364) changes fo(cid:364) most child(cid:364)en. Covictims of homicide , o(cid:364) the famil(cid:411), f(cid:364)iends, and ac(cid:363)uaintances of mu(cid:364)de(cid:364)ed indi(cid:404)iduals. Complicated g(cid:364)ief is a debilitating, ch(cid:364)onic sense of loss (cid:405)he(cid:364)e an indi(cid:404)idual is not able to o(cid:404)e(cid:364)come the be(cid:364)ea(cid:404)ement p(cid:364)ocess. In the e(cid:404)ent that the pe(cid:364)pet(cid:364)ato(cid:364) of the homicide is ne(cid:404)e(cid:364) b(cid:364)ought to justice, co(cid:404)ictims of homicide can e(cid:410)pe(cid:364)ience t(cid:364)emendous ange(cid:364), feelings of (cid:364)e(cid:404)enge, and e(cid:404)en wts) s(cid:411)mptoms. Family liaison officers a(cid:364)e membe(cid:364)s of a police depa(cid:364)tment (cid:405)ho se(cid:364)(cid:404)e as a single point of contact bet(cid:405)een the police depa(cid:364)tment handling a homicide case and the homicide (cid:404)ictim"s famil(cid:411) and f(cid:364)iends.