The emotional impact on and coping strategies employed by police teams investigating internet child exploitation

dc.contributor.authorBurns, C. M., Morley, J., Bradshaw, R., & Domene, J.
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-03T19:33:54Z
dc.date.available2016-03-03T19:33:54Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractWork on Internet child exploitation (ICE) teams require individuals to perform a number of investigative tasks, including viewing graphic images and videos of young children being sexually assaulted and tortured, to identify victims and locate perpetrators. Individuals involved in this work may be at higher risk for experiencing secondary traumatic stress because of the graphic images and sounds to which they are exposed. The impact of ICE investigations and what helps and hinders coping with the work was explored using the Critical Incident Technique with 14 members of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police integrated ICE team. Results suggest that there are a number of organizational and personal strategies that can assist those who work in this field to cope more effectively.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBurns, C. M., Morley, J., Bradshaw, R., & Domene, J. (2008). The emotional impact on and coping strategies employed by police teams investigating internet child exploitation. Traumatology, 14(2), 20.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://911resilience.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Morley-Burns-ICE-Article.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2742
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTraumatologyen_US
dc.subjectcopingen_US
dc.subjectlaw enforcementen_US
dc.subjectsecondary traumatic stressen_US
dc.subjectvicarious traumaen_US
dc.titleThe emotional impact on and coping strategies employed by police teams investigating internet child exploitationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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