Assignment: Assessment Instruments Case Study and Analysis
Imagine you are tasked with developing a psychometrically based self-report instrument for a juvenile inmate or offender.
Research the evidence-based approach for assessment risk, need, and responsivity (RNR) model.
Create a 12 to 15-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes in each slide that includes the following:
A case study for this juvenile inmate or offender who has a mental illness that contains the following:
a) Provide a profile of the juvenile, including his or her mental illness and offense committed.
b) Specify the risk principle, need principle, and responsivity principle for this juvenile related to his or her mental illness.
c) Summarize the guidelines that must be followed when using a psychometrically based self-report instrument.
d) Using these guidelines, select an appropriate assessment instrument for the juvenile in your case study.
e) Explain why your selected assessment instrument is appropriate.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Assessment, Methods, Procedures, and Program Delivery
a) Andrews, D. A., Bonta, J., & Wormith, J. S. (2011). The Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Model: Does adding the good lives model contribute to effective crime prevention? Criminal Justice and Behavior, 38(7), 735-755.
b) Brogan, L., Haney-Caron, E., NeMoyer, A., DeMatteo, D. (2015). Applying the Risk-Needs-Responsivity (RNR) Model to Juvenile Justice. Criminal Justice Review, 40(3), 277-302.
Search
a) "juvenile assessment"
b) juvenile assessment AND program delivery
Multimedia
a) Calamari Productions (2006). Counseling at Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility (02:09) [Video file], Films on Demand.
b) Calamari Productions (2010). Interview with a Juvenile Sex Offender (04:09) [Video segment] in Addressing Sexual Misconduct in the Juvenile Corrections Environment, Films on Demand.
c) Humane Exposures Publishing (2010). Juvenile Camps (03:28) [Video file], Films on Demand.