CLEVEL Project
@ClevelProject
Examining experiences of legal professionals working with potentially traumatic material and emotion in the criminal law. Led by @YvetteTinsley & @nichola_tyler
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Read about our project here! Criminal lawyers are regularly exposed to trauma — how can NZ's justice system look after them better? theconversation.com/criminal-lawye… via @ConversationEDU
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Criminal lawyers are regularly exposed to trauma — how can NZ’s justice system look after them...
Unlike other professions dealing with human trauma, criminal lawyers are very rarely offered psychological support. New research aims to learn how best to improve this.
Schoettler (2022) describes how compassion fatigue combines with the impacts of feminist affective resistance in an exhausting performance of emotional labour by women in advocacy positions: etd.ohiolink.edu/apexprod/rws_e…
Megan Patricia Schoettler in her 2022 dissertation explains vicarious trauma: etd.ohiolink.edu/apexprod/rws_e…
"Criminal justice professionals in this study overwhelmingly suggested that recent technological advances... radically altered the landscape of their criminal justice work with significant increases in exposure to potentially traumatic content." journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…
Birze and colleagues (2022) suggest three levels to reduce trauma contagion in analysis of video evidence: "moderating exposure; preparation through creating a culture of awareness and acceptance; and intervention through systematic and formal supports." journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…
"Repeated exposure to high-quality video evidence has the effect of placing criminal justice professionals in the midst of traumatic events, resulting in responses that are akin to trauma contagion" (Birze et al. 2022) journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…
Recent research of Australian lawyers' experiences with traumatic material found diary entries revealed they were often "drawing on their identities as lawyers to suppress or conceal emotions" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
The importance of vicarious trauma education was emphasised in a recent analysis of experiences in community legal centres from @VicLawFoundn : "learning how to manage work-related stress, trauma, burnout and wellbeing should start at law school" content.victorialawfoundation.org.au/wp-content/upl…
"anyone who encounters trauma narratives is at risk, but those who have the most direct contact with clients are likely to be the most impacted" (Barber-Rioja et al., 2022): degruyter.com/document/doi/1…
Trauma surrounds the criminal justice process, with anyone from lawyers to court transcribers to jurors suffering the consequences a detailed by a recent case in the UK: bbc.com/news/uk-wales-…
bbc.com
Logan Mwangi: Juror traumatised by murder trial evidence
Dr Joselyn Sellen says hearing what happened to Logan Mwangi left her "completely traumatised".
A recent study of lawyer mental health found "stressful and unsupportive workplaces may contribute to stress, affective distress and burnout in lawyers that may have implications for lawyer-client interactions" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
A study published earlier this year examined the exposure of criminal justice professionals to video and audio evidence, identifying themes of being blindsided and lack of resources for emotional protection: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
A 2022 study has examined the presence of trauma in legal classrooms and the responsibility to do more, asserting "there has been almost no scholarship dedicated to trauma informed legal teaching itself." heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPag…
A report published this month described the ethical considerations necessary in the use of professional transcribers "who can potentially experience secondary stress and vicarious trauma": journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
A 2022 literature review of post-traumatic growth in professionals identified some positive repercussions including increased value placed on relationships and appreciation for life: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Kelly Clarkson really said it.
Angela Tufvesson (2021) outlines the compassion fatigue experienced by lawyers: "You’re often privy to sensitive and distressing information, especially if you work in family or criminal law" search.informit.org/doi/epdf/10.33…
Research published this month examined the difficulties of women helping female victims of violence. They detailed how "it is clear that patriarchy orders a hierarchical configuration of the relationship that crosses all social spaces" scielo.br/j/rk/a/g8BRJVM…
A 2022 study yielded multiple significant findings on burnout: "Having high work demands and being over-engaged was associated with an increased risk of burnout among lawyers" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Past Victoria University law student, Keely Gage, outlines the nature of Māori underrepresention in the legal field: "The majority of my Māori high school peers never saw university, let alone law school as a viable option." wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/…
Burton & Paton (2021): “law school should address vicarious trauma rather than shifting the problem to another recruiter in the legal profession.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
Law student: "I'm sure the law school will prepare me for practicing law."🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
A college of law resilience video series hosted by Steven Colligan is available to aid lawyers in Aotearoa: collaw.ac.nz/colnz_forms/Re…
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