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Culture, Trauma, and Memory in Investigative Interviews
This article examines how cultural differences and trauma affect memory, disclosure, and communication in cross-cultural investigative interviews. It offers guidance for interviewers, aiming to improve rapport-based interviewing.
Developing a strong sense of coherence as a pathway beyond intergenerational trauma: Narratives of adult children of Vietnamese boat refugees
This study found that adult children of Vietnamese boat refugees can recover from intergenerational trauma. They achieve this through culturally responsive care, finding meaning in their past, and separating from unhealthy family patterns.
People v. Evans
The court reversed a 90-year juvenile sentence. The judge did not properly consider evidence of childhood trauma, abuse, neglect, and youth brain development as required by state law.
Brief of Amicus Curiae Seattle Chapter National Lawyers Guild
This brief argues that forcing Ms. Kim to choose between a men's prison general population and solitary confinement violates her human rights. It asserts neither option meets minimum standards for dignified treatment.
The relationship between childhood trauma, personality, and subjective well-being in early and late adolescence: a network analysis
Childhood trauma significantly predicts lower subjective well-being in adolescents. Trauma hinders positive personality development and fosters negative traits, which in turn reduces well-being.
Neural correlates and plasticity of explicit emotion regulation following the experience of trauma
The role of personality functioning and childhood trauma in patients in opioid substitution treatment
The study found that individuals with opioid use disorders in a substitution program have significant impairments in personality functioning, which are linked to childhood trauma and injecting drug use.
Impact of Intergenerational Trauma on Second-Generation Descendants: A Systematic Review
Traumatic experiences, from war to natural disasters, can have lasting psychological and physiological effects. These impacts often extend beyond direct survivors, affecting subsequent generations through intergenerational trauma.
Cintron v. Bibeault
The court found prison officials may violate the Eighth Amendment by keeping an inmate in solitary confinement despite declining health, citing research on isolation's harms.
The neuroscience of dissociative amnesia and repressed memory: Premature conclusions and unanswered questions
This article critically discusses existing neuroscientific studies on dissociative amnesia.
Are We All Post Traumatic Yet? A Critical Narrative Review of Trauma Among Arab Refugees
The article discusses how the Western concept of PTSD may not fully apply to Arab refugees experiencing prolonged sociopolitical violence.
State v. Young
The KS Supreme Court upheld consecutive life sentences. It found the defendant's childhood trauma and rehabilitation potential were not compelling enough for a reduced sentence.
Commonwealth v. Moore
The court reversed a domestic violence parole denial. It recognized abuse trauma may explain a victim's actions, requiring only some connection between the abuse and the offense.
State v. Brooks
The court found expert testimony on how trauma affects memory to be admissible. This testimony explained general trauma responses, not the victim's credibility.
State v. Moen
The court allowed child witnesses to testify remotely. This prevented the defendant's presence from causing trauma that would stop the children from speaking effectively.