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Content & Trigger Warnings for The onion field (1973)

2 content warnings identified for this book.

Quick Summary

Yes, The onion field (1973) contains 2 content warnings : Grief / bereavement (major focus), Police brutality.

The most severe warning is for Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 4/5).

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Mental Health & Emotional

4/5Depicted

The surviving officer Karl Hettinger's devastating grief and PTSD after witnessing his partner's murder is a central theme

Violence & Physical Harm

2/5Referenced

The book examines the police system and its treatment of the surviving officer, though the central crime is against police rather than by them