Crossposted from DES Express

Inquest Program employees see and hear things that many others never do. Even months or a year after an inquest hearing, those graphic images and sounds are hard to shake. The collaborative culture of the program not only helps employees successfully perform their jobs; it helps them deal with what is by its nature a stressful work environment.

One staffer remembers the video of a police shooting victim’s children, being led from the scene by a neighbor. More than a year later, the employee remembers asking a colleague for a tissue and hunkering down behind a desktop computer monitor during the formal inquest proceeding. There were many teary faces that day, attorneys and staff alike. Read more.