Dudley, R. G.2015-07-152015-07-152015Dudley, R. G. (2015). Childhood Trauma and Its Effects: Implications for Police. New Perspectives in Policing Bulletin. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice. NCJ 248686https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/248686.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2320Repeated exposure to traumatic events during childhood can have dramatic and long-lasting effects. During the past 20 years, there has been an enormous increase in our understanding of how being repeatedly traumatized by violence affects the growth and development of preadolescent children, especially when such traumatized children lack a nurturing and protective parental figure that might mitigate the impact of the trauma. In this paper, I summarize the current understanding of the effects of ongoing trauma on young children, how these effects impair adolescent and young adult functioning, and the possible implications of this for policing.en-UStraumapolicelaw enforcement reponseArticle