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Documents were coded within a framework that identified 18 information elements corresponding to four emergent situations commonly found within the survivors\u2019 small world, as well as codes to note level of responsibility expressed by law enforcement and affective tone.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>Law enforcement expressed the greatest responsibility for those information elements related to their immediate purview \u2013 generally, how to engage with the police themselves in an initial crisis situation. However, information related to community social services, related to \u201clater\u201d survivor situations was included in the documents almost as frequently, but with less expressed direct responsibility.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>Agencies providing information to survivors of crisis situations are frequently working within an environment that is bounded by overlapping governmental and private actors who may have different norms, agendas, and priorities. 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