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Effect of Military Law Enforcement Interviews on Victims of Military Sexual Traum

Posted on:2019-08-14Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:Walden UniversityCandidate:Broner, Paul BrianFull Text:PDF
GTID:1476390017485412Subject:Public policy
Abstract/Summary:
Second wave trauma in victims of military sexual trauma (MST) from the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is a problem plaguing all law enforcement. Victims of MST are forced to enter into the criminal justice system through the front door, which is law enforcement. Recent studies have indicated that victims of MST who are already in a vulnerable state are most likely suffering posttraumatic stress disorders when they are interviewed by police when reporting MST. However, there are limited studies that focus on the police officers as a factor in the interview process of the victim of MST. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study, conducted through the lens of the human resource theory framework, was to investigate the relationship between the U.S. Army CID law enforcement interview and second wave trauma incurred as a result of the interview on victims of MST. The data for this research came from an interview of a victim of MST who had been interviewed by CID as well as CID special agents. The results of the semistructured interviews were encoded and evaluated along with data from the Impact of Event Scale-Revised which demonstrated a significant relationship between the interview and the stress incurred on the victim. The results of this study promote positive social change because they confirm and extend the understanding of the law enforcement interview process on victims of MST. The findings from this research will encourage law enforcement to revisit the work place environment and implement new policies aimed at ensuring CID special agents have a positive working atmosphere thereby encouraging a positive working attitude which could potentially have a positive effect on MST victims interviewed.
Keywords/Search Tags:Victims, MST, Law enforcement, Interview, CID, Military, Positive
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