• as a coping skill, may (have) develop(ed) a sense of loyalty or other positive feelings towards the perpetrator and may try to protect them from the authorities; and • have unmet medical needs, including nutrition or lack of sleep. 30 Remember to offer to refer a victim or witness to appropriate health or social care services if they appear to be suffering from re-traumatization. To avoid unethical behavior when handling or collecting information: • Act with respect for human dignity when examining and collecting information, including for the victim’s/witness’ privacy and personal beliefs. Be careful with interaction with the media and be aware that exposure to the media or the public may lead to secondary victimization, and even to retaliations from the perpetrators. • Avoid re-traumatization, secondary victimization, and exposure to retaliation.31 • Be mindful of the safety of those who provide information at all times. 32 • Always exercise good personal judgment and professional common sense. 2.1.6 Impartiality An unofficial investigator should bear in mind the aims of justice, and therefore aim to conduct the documentation process impartially. It is up to judicial systems and other redress processes to weigh the evidence and determine responsibility, or guilt or innocence. 33 To avoid unethical behavior when handling or collecting information: • Respect applicable local laws as well as codes of professional conduct. 30 Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center, Human Trafficking Task Force E-Guide, 5.3. 31 Office on Drugs and Crime, CRIME SCENE AND PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AWARENESS FOR NON-FORENSIC PERSONNEL, 6 (2009). 32 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Training Manual on Human Rights Monitoring, 88 (1996); International Bar Association and Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, The Lund-London Guidelines, 17 (2009). 33 Aric Dutelle, Ethics in Crime Scene Investigation, in AN INTRODUCTION TO CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION 53, 60 (2nd ed., 2014), available at http://samples.jbpub.com/9781284020656/45427_CH03_secure.pdf. 35