Case File: Assignment One 1. What are the present dangers, safety threats or impending safety threats? Throughout the case file, we can see that the mother, Andrea S., has many types of personal and health issues: depression, schizophrenia, and bi-polar disorder.
A properly trained Forensic Psychologist is needed to make a proper evaluation of a potentially insane defendant in any case where insanity is suspected. This is a necessary area of specialty for psychology, leading to the formation of Forensic Psychologists, because of the demand for such evaluations. This case is significant because it led to the formation of a niche for psychologists to specialize in. Competency evaluations for insanity are a big part of legal cases because of this case pertaining to potentially insane defendants. There are several crimes where an evaluator is needed to decipher the competence of whether an individual is insane because the insanity plea has become a common one.
Sometimes the individual may not be aware that the task they would like to carry out may impede on themselves and others and could potentially cause harm. This is where talking to the individual, expressing concerns, raising the risks of the positive and negative of carrying out this task and working with the individual to meet a mutual ground so they can carry out the task
These measures include conduct disorder, violent convictions, violent disposition and antisocial personality disorder (Brown et al., 2017). Risk
Care staff have a duty of care to ensure the safety of individuals they support; however, individuals also have a right to make their own choices which can lead to dilemmas. The risk assessment process can be used to support individuals to understand the possible repercussions of their choices and put measures in place to reduce or eliminate these risks this can help individuals and staff to have a positive attitude towards risk taking and to promote their strengths and abilities. This can lead to self-confidence, self-esteem and overall
I always encourage others to reflect on their practice in relation to risk management so they can see what they have learnt from it and how has it benefited the individual. All staff should understand risks and rights to improve the practice of the service and by complying with the company’s policies and procedures at all times. It is also important that I involve the people that I support when completing risk assessments, this helps them to have an understanding of health and safety and how to assess risk, this will also give them some control over their own safety and wellbeing. When writing risk assessments it is important to remember that risk assessments are there to enable people to keep reasonably safe, not to stop the individual from taking part in an
If the offender is convicted of a designated offence, and has been previously convicted at least twice of designated offences, being sentenced to at least two years of imprisonment for each of those convictions (Criminal Code 1985:s. 752.01), the prosecutor has a duty to advise the court as to whether she/he intends to make a dangerous offender application. If the court finds that there are reasonable grounds to “believe that an offender… might be found to be a dangerous offender under section 753…. the court shall… remand the offender, for… an assessment or have an assessment performed by experts for use as evidence” (Criminal Code 1985:s. 752.1[1]). Expert medical evidence, typically gathered by and testified to by “psychiatrist or psychologist” (Blais 2014:3), is a requirement for a dangerous offender
Criminal Justice Psychologist The psychologist is a vital asset to the criminal justice system. The psychologist can examine victims, police officials and various witnesses thus making them ethically obligated to make the right decisions and evaluations. This essay will discuss the roles of psychologist as they work within the criminal justice system. I will Identify and describe the psychologists’ roles within the criminal justice system as it pertains to the applied scientist, the basic scientist, the policy evaluator, and the advocate.
During World War II the relations of African Americans and whites were still segregated. For African Americans during World War II faced great discrimination in the workplace. If the African Americans did get a job they were usually not good ones. The jobs were also usually less in pay than a white person and the job required more profound labor. They knew not to ask for a better position or better wages because they would not get it.
A risk assessment is where we look at all the risks and try to find a way of overcoming or try to reduce the risks, as well as looking at the risks that is involved with many of the activities that the residents are able to do, then what can be done and put in place then to reduce the risks so they can take part in the activity risk and harm reduced, because they always have the right to be included in activities that they want to participate in. Therefor if an individual wants to do something independently, for example, make themselves a cup of tea, then a risk assessment will need to be completed to minimize the risk of that individual burning themselves or other residents, such as cap the temperature of the hot water, instead of taking their independence away from them and for us to do it for
Studying how an individual behaves on the other hand can determine at least the precursors for criminal behavior. Flagler College has a program titled CARE (Campus Assessment, Referral and Evaluation). Its intention is to provide a structured optimistic procedure for addressing student behaviors that may adversely have an effect on the university community, the mission of the tuition, and could contain mental well-being and/or security problems. It evaluates behaviors, habits, and student’s emotional well-being. Behaviors can entail: threat of damage to self or others, self-injurious habits/suicidal ideas or an attempt to commit suicide, displays of aggression towards others i.e. bullying, stalking, and hazing.
The role of a forensic psychologist will involve assessing, restoring, and determining mental functioning levels to decide whether an offender is mentally fit to stand trial. A person is fit to stand trial only if they can understand the proceedings that are taking place during the trial, and, can also communicate with their counsel with rational understanding. As a psychologist I would want to know about Edward’s past and childhood. I would want to know if he suffered any mental illnesses as a child and if he was treated.
Encinares, McMaster, and McNamee (2005) state forensic nursing is a new and evolving field of nursing and forensic nurses are now being trained to use actuarial and structural clinical risk assessment strategies to identify violent behaviour. Further research must be implemented to ensure these risk assessments are effective tools when conducted by nurses. With further research there would be more evidence revealed proving these risk assessments should be utilized on forensic patients during incarceration. Further research is also needed to identify if different risk assessments are needed for adolescent patients versus adult patients as well as female versus male. There needs to be additional studies to determine if conducting risk assessments does truly help formulate a management plan and determine if those management plans truly prevent reoffending and help patients integrate back into the community
According to Andrews and Bonta (2010) the psychology of criminal conduct ( PCC) can be defined as an approach to scientifically understand the criminal behavior of individuals through a systematic approach. Additionally, the psychology of criminal conduct is considered to be interdisciplinary, and considers all aspects of science that will assist in the further comprehension of an individuals criminal behavior, and the causes of criminal behavior (Andrews and Bonta , 2010). Andrews and Bonta ( 2010) stated that the psychology of criminal conduct can be considered a subfield of criminology and psychology due to common beliefs and common interests with both disciplines. Furthermore, the psychology of criminal conduct can be described as using
Several theories declare the connection between child abuse and crime. One of the earliest theories was originated by Sigmund Freud in 1896. Freud 's Repressed Memories theory shows that abusive memories are indirectly stored in the victim 's subconscious. In other words, a subject blocks out painful or traumatic experiences. This could lead to hysteria, and other complications in adulthood (Richmond).
