Assignment 1 : Assault in the City:
Tasks:
Assist Dr. Johnson by helping her to prepare for testimony on the basis of the vignette.
Address the following points in the testimony:
• Dr. Johnson needs to be conversant in the literature detailing the reactions of victims to sexual assault, including psychological and behavioral reactions.
• Dr. Johnson also needs to be prepared to present evidence on how many women did not report sexual assault and the various reasons they fail to contact the police.
• She also needs to discuss with the prosecutor the pros and cons of asking these women to appear on the witness stand and testify.
• All of her testimony must be supported by the empirical literature.
Follow APA guidelines for citing sources.
Assignment 2: Individual Research
Landmark Case Presentation
In this module, present your research findings on the landmark cases related to competency to stand trial (CST), criminal responsibility, the right to receive mental health treatment, the right to refuse psychiatric treatment, coercion to mental health treatment, and civil commitment and treatment of sex offenders.
Tasks:
Create a case report for each selected case, including the following headings:
• Title and Citation: Provide the title of the case and in which court the case is involved.
• Type of Action: Describe the type of the case.
• Facts of the Case: Describe the key facts in the case with roles and responsibilities of forensic psychology professionals.
• Contentions of the Parties: Explain the relevant points in the contentions of the parties.
• Issue: Describe the issue from the viewpoint of the psycholegal question at hand.
• Decision: Explain the decision in the case with implications, present and future, for the practice of forensic psychology.
• Reasoning: Explain the reasoning provided by the trial judges or justices to arrive at the decision and dissenting opinions, if any.
• Rule of Law: Describe the rule of law with regard to the practice of forensic psychology.
you can also use as a template to write your individual case report.
Write the case reports in not more than a 6-page Microsoft Word document.
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.
You may refer to the following links for additional information:
• Landmark Cases of the US Supreme Court
• Supreme Court of the U.S.
• FindLaw
• Google
US Supreme Court Center
Assignment 3: Assault in the City: CST and Criminal Responsibility at the Time of Offense
Tasks:
On the basis of the vignette you read, respond to the following:
• Define competency to stand trial and indicate the standard used for juvenile and adult competency. Discuss the landmark case(s) relevant to competency determinations.
• Describe the elements or issues that a mental health professional usually focuses on when assessing a person's competence to stand trial.
On the basis of the information you have from the vignette, provide an opinion on the defendant's competence to stand trial.
Assignment 4: LASA: Assault in the City: Trial, Sentencing, and Appeal
Tasks:
On the basis of the vignette you read, write a paper supported by appropriate, peer-reviewed sources and case law that responds to the following:
• Define risk of dangerousness and discuss the relevant landmark court cases relevant to this psycholegal issue.
• Discuss the relevance of the defendant's age to a risk of dangerousness assessment.
• Describe the elements or issues that a mental health professional usually focuses on when assessing a person's risk of dangerousness.
• On the basis of the information you have from the vignette, provide an opinion on the defendant's risk of dangerousness.
• Define insanity and discuss the relevant landmark court cases relevant to this psycholegal issue.
• Discuss the relevance, if any, of the defendant's age to a determination of mental status at the time of the offense.
• Describe the elements or issues that a mental health professional usually focuses on when assessing a person's mental status at the time of the offense.
• Discuss the potential ethical concerns that may be encountered by a forensic professional in the evaluation and assessment of each of these psycholegal issues.
• Discuss the potential impact of an individual's culture in the evaluation and assessment of each of these psycholegal issues.
• On the basis of the information you have from the vignette, provide an opinion on the defendant's likelihood of using an insanity defense.
Use resources from professional literature to support your analysis. The professional literature may include the Argosy University online library resources; relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, and .gov).
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.