To better support people who are impacted by trauma, these professionals must work with their behavioral health counterparts to better understand how trauma influences behavior. However, with increased resources, support, and training, criminal justice professionals can begin to adequately identify and address trauma histories.
They have also been reluctant at times to acknowledge the vicarious and direct trauma that staff can experience while working in the criminal justice system. Despite this pervasiveness, criminal justice professionals have often struggled to recognize and respond to trauma among this population.
