Approximately 150,000 deaths in the US every year can be considered traumatic losses. Accidents, car crashes, homicides, suicides, and other unexpected deaths throw families into a maelstrom of emotions and suffering. Few, if any, survivors are prepared to deal with the waves of grief and the decisions which must be made. Written by the father of a young murder victim, What to Do When the Police Leave offers the bereaved family guidance in decision-making and understanding the grief process.
Bill Jenkins is a professor of Speech and Drama at Virginia Union University. After the murder of his sixteen year-old son while on his second day at work, Jenkins assembled the materials which were so vital to him in the first days of his loss into a concise, authoritative, and practical resource to help others.
As time permits, he continues to speak on various victim issues throughout the U.S. and Canada.