private ViewModelItemType _ViewModelItem;
public ViewModelItemType ViewModelItem
{
    get
    {
        return this._ViewModelItem;
    }
    set
    {
        this._ViewModelItem = value;
        RaisePropertyChanged(() => this.ViewModelItem);
    }
}

public ICommand EditCommand { get { return new RelayCommand(OnEdit); } }
private void OnEdit(ViewModelItemType itemToEdit)
{
    ... do something here...
}