Forensic Coexist: A Case Study

In order to effectively work in this area, Forensic psychologists must know the court’s expectations.They must be credible, competent, and concise being able to explain to the court how they arrived at their

The clinician develops a professional relationship with the client in order to assess and treat their disorder. A Forensic psychologist work requirements are different from a clinician in the field of psychology because the services he/she provides are in areas where they have specialized knowledge, skills, experience and education. He/she administers assessments to determine competency to stand trial and can testify as an expert witness. The forensic psychologist does not have a professional relationship with the client as their main focus is assessing the individual in order to submit a report to the court (Hubaboom, 2002).

Forensic mental health workers are those professionals that engage with individuals suffering from mental illnesses or disabilities that have been charged with a crime or some form of offence (Fact Sheet, 2012; Queensland Health Dept. 2012). Across all of the professions that might fall under this umbrella, including social workers, the primary goals that are both ethically and legally defined for forensic mental health workers are to design and adhere to a treatment plan that will help the individual become well and become as self-sufficient a member of society as possible (Mental Health Act, 2000; Fact Sheet, 2012). As this broad definition of forensic mental health work and forensic mental health workers implies, such professionals can be found in a broad array of different positions in the community, and there are many contexts within which social workers might become engaged in forensic mental health work and thus fall under the jurisdiction of legislation pertaining to the prevision of general mental health services (Guide, 2000; Mental Health Act, 2000). A brief understanding of some of these contexts and the relevant legislation is provided herein.

Overall, the three articles discussed in this annotated bibliography provide direction for social workers and researchers who are looking to employ a holistic and client-centered approach to working with forensic populations. Forensic populations are often affected by multiple biopsychosocial systems such as: mental illness, substance use disorders, deviant sexual thoughts and behaviors, and criminal behavior. Although the biopsychosocial systems which affect forensic populations are often intersecting and inter-related, it can become necessary to individuate and control for these systems within research in order to better ascertain the efficacy of a desired treatment model. Given that I have interest in working with forensic populations

On Sunday, December 4th at around 9:30 pm, a corrections officer was shot in her vehicle in New York City. Alastasia Bryan, 25 was sitting behind the wheel of her gray sedan when a man walked up to her vehicle and shot her to death through the window (NBCNewYork). The suspect has yet to be identified, but surveillance videos show a man exiting his vehicle, walking up to Bryan’s vehicle and shooting her to death. After the shooting, the unknown shooter walked back to his vehicle and drove off (NBCNewYork). Whether or not Bryan was intentionally targeted or not is still unknown. Sunday night investigators were seen examining the scene where they found numerous bullet holes in the driver side window of the gray sedan (NBCNewYork).

In clinical practice it is wise for mental health professionals to monitor boundary crossing or multiple relationships. These roles have the potential for therapist to use power inappropriately through influence or exploitation of clients. Therefore it is essential to continually monitor the impact of the behavior on clients (Corey et al., 2011). From ethical perspective dual relationships in its self is not a malpractice. The legal aspect depends on the nature of the relationships.

The Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct, published by the American Psychological Association are the standard guidelines for all Psychologists. Forensic Psychologists are also informed by Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychologist. Psychologists practicing forensic psychology can use these two documents to help clarify ethical questions. This paper will focus on role conflicts specifically in the area of Sex Offender Management and the ethical conflicts that may arise as a result and how to best handle this situation when faced with it. When an individual chooses to practice psychology within the legal system, they must be aware that this can at any point in their career lead to ethical conflicts. Just the possibility

A psychologist who counsels a patient and also give expert testimony on behalf of the client involves understanding the legal principle regarding expert witness. APA Ehtics provided guidelines that governs the role of a forensic psychologist. This paper looks into the details of what it means to be an expert witness for the plaintiff.

In the forensic environment, it is almost inevitable to have a client who has experienced traumatic events or situations throughout their life. One possibility could be a victim of abuse. If working with juveniles, it may be likely that they were previously abused or neglected in some manner growing up. On the other hand, working with adults who were victims of abuse may have been abused as a youth, and very well may still be experiencing some form of abuse, or could have even become an abuser themselves. Conducting an intake from an individual who is/ was the victim of abuse could greatly affect the quality of an interview. Depending on the circumstances, the individual might feel reluctant or uncomfortable speaking with someone of a certain

After I graduate high school, I want to become a Forensic Science Technician. There are many different pathways to go into Forensics. The path I will pursue is to begin my education in the Health Science Career Field in Diagnostic Services. From there I will go into the Human Services Career Field and will continue my education in Forensic By going into the health field before going into Human Services I will have an advantage by knowing more information on the human body.

This personal reminder is sent to your courtesy of Sally Thomas, the sponsor of the LHS Forensic Club. Any complaints should be directed to your principle Mr. Davis. Your room will be used on Saturday, November 22nd as LHS hosts the Texas Forensic Associations’ Qualifying Tournament. We ask that you please secure any personal items since your room will be opened for competition. A monitor will be posted at each and every hallway to discourage vandalism. Students who enter rooms without an adult judge present will be disqualified from the competition. Essentially we will do all we can to protect farmer territory, so we ask you to do the same. (I have discovered that simply draping a sheet over my desk does the trick; if you drape a sheet over

This paper discusses the different roles that are taken on by a forensic psychologist, and how those roles interact and affect each other and how the psychologist is about to do his/her job. It looks briefly at the history of the field. We discuss the forensic psychologist as the consultant, the therapist, the researcher, as well as the expert witness. This paper also discusses predicting dangerousness and whether or not an expert can predict dangerousness. Finally we look at conflicting roles and ethics in the field.

Forensic science involves the use of science to solve criminal and civil crimes but mostly lies on the side of criminal investigations. It makes it possible to identify the criminals based on the DNA traces they leave behind. It involves analyses of blood, DNA and other evidences and later on uses the findings as evidence in the court of law. It helps in solving the various crimes in the world and this has been the greatest contributor to the growth of the sector. Cases that were previously considered impossible due to lack of evidenced tracing to the victim can now be solved using forensic science evidences. The essay aims at analyzing the different aspects of forensic science that are used in the process of solving criminal activities. It will also look at the different cases that forensic science was used to solve crimes in a court of law.

Today, more than ever, the quality of evidence in criminal cases is scrutinized because of contamination. Contamination is the introduction of something that physically corrupts a substance at a crime scene that was not previously there; it comes in many forms and most often times comes from the humans who investigate a crime scene. It is imperative that prevention of cross-contamination is implemented when gathering evidence. Several of the more sensitive forensic techniques such as trace analysis, bloodspatter interpretation, and DNA comparison are not being used to their fullest potential. Items of physical crime scene evidence are not always visible to the naked eye and may be easily overlooked so deliberate and methodical approach to collection and preservation of evidence is essential. Prosecutors have lost cases due to crime scene contamination; this could be prevented by simple and productive behaviors. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a leading case on physical evidence, stated:

From time immemorial, man has been fascinated with behavioral deviations from the normative particularly in the context of crime, or more generally, morality. In fact, classical playwrights and novelists such as Shakespeare and Dostoevsky owe their literary success to their incredible ability to glare into socially and morally deviant minds and weave stories around them. We see a similar trend today. Much of primetime television is filled with shows that have experienced psychoanalysts chasing sophisticated and grossly deviant criminals or some variation of this general theme. The general public tends to relate to the job of a forensic psychologists to that of a cat chasing a mouse. Forensic psychology, however, is a far less