Table of Contents

Foreword by Professor John GrieveIntroduction1. History of police family liaison2. Training and the Ladbroke Grove Rail Crash3. Family relationships4. Management and co-ordination of family liaison5. Victimology, lifestyle and behaviour6. Witnesses and statements7. Bereavement8. Mass fatalities9. Mass fatalities abroad10. Death, post mortems and funerals11. Agencies and partnerships12. Family assistance centres13. Critical incidents14. Staff welfare15. Future developments and planning

About the Author

Duncan McGarry has been UK National Adviser for Police Family Liaison since 2002. He has been a Detective for 24 years, mainly serving in the Metropolitan Police, but also as a member of Durham Constabulary. He has worked on the Stephen Lawrence Public Inquiry, the Paddington train crash, the London Bombings, the Asian Tsunami, New York 9/11, the Bali bombings and the Marchioness Public Inquiry. He has also worked in his capacity as National Adviser on many high
profile murder investigations.

Kevin Smith is the UK National Adviser for Vulnerable and Intimidated Witnesses and an Approved Interview Adviser. His day-to-day activities involve the design of interview strategies, including family liaison interview strategies, in complex cases. He also co-wrote the Blackstone's Practical Policing title Vulnerable Adult and Child Witnesses.

Duncan and Kevin were also responsible for writing the ACPO National Police Family Liaison Guidance.

Reviews

`This book is a long time coming. It is an area of Policing that if used correctly will aid the public in their darkest hour.'Alan Phillips, Detective Constable, Essex Police