Word: calmness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although that example is an extreme case, police often waver between trying to reassure assault victims and pursuing suspects. Coaxing the victim to discuss information necessary to catch assailants while keeping her calm requires time and compassion--and a lot of training...
...matter how good the officer-victim rapport, the process can take time. Sullivan says she does not expect immediate results when she begins an interview, adding that many victims are hysterical--"they couldn't even tell you their name." She tries to calm them and see that they receive treatment for cuts, bruises and possible veneral disease or pregnancy. While she gets a detailed account of the attack--state law recognizes different degrees of rape, so she must determine exactly what kind of attack occurred--another unit officer may collect evidence, such as hair, semen or a cigarette butt. Although...
Although that example is an extreme case, police often waver between trying to reassure assault victims and pursuing suspects. Coaxing the victim to discuss information necessary to catch assailants while keeping her calm requires time and compassion--and a lot of training...
...matter how good the officer-victim rapport, the process can take time. Sullivan says she does not expect immediate results when she begins an interview, adding that many victims are hysterical--"they couldn't even tell you their name." She tries to calm them and see that they receive treatment for cuts, bruises and possible veneral disease or pregnancy. While she gets a detailed account of the attack--state law recognizes different degrees of rape, so she must determine exactly what kind of attack occurred--another unit officer may collect evidence, such as hair, semen or a cigarette butt. Although...
...Leconfield's valet, Lady Leconfield's maid, the French cook, the first groom of the chambers, and so on. Big houses often had as many as 50 people working downstairs. Yet strange as it may appear to the modern eye, the servants have the same look of calm self-assurance as the masters: if the castes exchanged clothes, it would be impossible to tell the difference between them...