Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Writing
Lately, I have been working hard on a long article. It's got a simple thesis-- that prosecutors are affected by the vicarious trauma they experience-- but there is a lot to say.
When I write, there are times it becomes all-consuming. I lose track of time and get buried in an idea. It's sometimes related to what I read, but other times it just spins on itself. I type, I think, I stomp around and mutter, then I type some more. Deleting happens. Then more muttering.
I suppose it is an exercise of creation. And like any exercise of creation, there is movement with it, a rhythm, and when you get to the end it is kind of jarring...
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I’m very interested in reading your article. In my practice, the Air Force JAG Corps spends a significant amount of time training us on the dangers of vicarious trauma. I conduct some of it myself. And as someone who has been both a prosecutor and defense attorney, in my experience the VT was worse as a defense counsel.
Like I say in my trainings and when mentoring new JAGs, “when your chosen profession centers on other people’s misery, you can’t help but be affected.”
Thanks for highlighting this important issue.
Like I say in my trainings and when mentoring new JAGs, “when your chosen profession centers on other people’s misery, you can’t help but be affected.”
Thanks for highlighting this important issue.
Interesting! I actually talk about the way JAG rotates people around, so I'll be interested in your thoughts....
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