Editing Genocide (section)

== Effects and aftermath ==
{{see also|Genocide recognition politics}}
[[File:Srebrenica Massacre - Reinterment and Memorial Ceremony - July 2007 - Women Mourners 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Mourners at a 2007 funeral for victims of the [[Srebrenica massacre]]]]
In the aftermath of genocide, common occurrences are the attempt to prosecute perpetrators through the legal system and obtain recognition and reparations for survivors, as well as reflection of the events in scholarship and culture, such as [[genocide museum]]s.{{sfn|Mulaj|2021|p=2}} Except in [[Holocaust reparations|the case of the Holocaust]], few genocide victims receive any reparations despite the trend of requiring such reparations in international and municipal law.{{sfn|Mulaj|2021|p=24}} The perpetrators and their supporters often [[genocide denial|deny]] the genocide and reject responsibility for the harms suffered by victims.{{sfn|Mulaj|2021|pp=2, 16}} Efforts to achieve justice and reconciliation are common in postgenocide situations, but are necessarily incomplete and inadequate.{{sfn|Mulaj|2021|p=11}} The effects of genocide on societies are under-researched.{{sfn|Mulaj|2021|p=2}}

Much of the qualitative research on genocide has focused on the testimonies of victims, survivors, and other eyewitnesses.{{sfn|Anderson|Jessee|2020|p=7}} Studies of genocide survivors have examined rates of depression, anxiety, [[schizophrenia]], suicide, [[post-traumatic stress disorder]], and [[post-traumatic growth]]. While some have found negative results, others find no association with genocide survival.{{sfn|Lindert ''et al.''|2019|p=2}} There are no consistent findings that children of genocide survivors have worse health than comparable individuals.{{sfn|Lindert ''et al.''|2017|p=246}} Most societies are able to recover demographically from genocide, but this is dependent on their position early in the [[demographic transition]].{{sfn|Kugler|2016|pp=119–120}}
<!-- [[File:Logor Jasenovac.JPG|thumb|upright|Memorial to the victims of genocide near the former [[Jasenovac concentration camp]]]] -->

Because genocide is often perceived as the "crime of crimes", it grabs attention more effectively than other violations of international law.{{sfn|Moses|2023|p=22}} Consequently, victims of atrocities often label their suffering genocide as an attempt to gain attention to their plight and attract foreign intervention.{{sfn|Moses|2023|p=23}} Although remembering genocide is often perceived as a way to develop tolerance and respect for human rights,{{sfn|Barsalou|Baxter|2007}} the charge of genocide often leads to increased [[Group cohesiveness|cohesion]] among the targeted people—in some cases, it has been incorporated into [[national identity]]—and stokes enmity towards the group blamed for the crime, reducing the chance of reconciliation and increasing the risk of future occurrence of genocide.{{sfn|Sands|2017|p=364}}{{sfn|Stone|Jinks|2022|p=258}} Some genocides are commemorated in memorials or museums.{{sfn|Stone|2013|p=151}}