For this assignment, you will read three forensic case examples and apply your understanding of the APA ethics code as well as the specialty guidelines for forensic psychology. The three case examples...

PSY5501 Week 4 Ethics Case Study 3
For this case, please read the case history below.
In this scenario you are a forensic expert on violence risk assessment in adults. You often
testify in courts about future risk of violence and are deemed by the courts as an ‘expert
witness.’ You have been asked to consult with the school related to this case and future
dangerousness. As you read the case below, consider what ethical concerns you may have,
particularly related to the specialty guidelines for forensic psychology and competence, and
how you might resolve these issues.
Name: Michael Jones
DOB: 12/14/01
Relevant Background information:
Michael Jones is a 13 year old young man who currently resides in Washington. He is a 7
th

grader in the SOAR classroom at the Middle School. SOAR is a special education classroom that
provides both individual and group instruction to students with disabilities. He spends his time at
school between 2 classrooms in which he receives individual and group instruction. In addition,
he attends specials, lunch, and recess within the building with the rest of the student body.
Michael currently receives these services due to a primary diagnosis of Intellectual Impairment
and a secondary diagnosis of Communication Impairment. In the past he was also diagnosed
with Autistic Disorder, but records and reports from his mother indicate that he no longer meets
criteria for the disorder.
Michael received a neuropsychological evaluation in September of 2012 which noted him to
have delays in cognitive, language, academic, visual spatial, and adaptive skills, placing him in
the mild end of intellectual disability. Michael was also noted to have difficulties with working
memory, cognitive flexibility, and impulse control. He was diagnosed with Intellectual Disability
and Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder.
Michael‟s IEP notes a Communication impairment in addition to his intellectual disability, which
affects his academic functioning. He is noted to require significant individual support when he is
classes outside of the SOAR program. There is also a noted concern related to difficulty making
appropriate choices in relation to friends and being easily manipulated into making the wrong
decisions. He is noted to have difficulty understanding concepts related to relationships and
dangerous social situations.
According to the school, Michael has had several incidents which have caused concern related to
sexually inappropriate behavior. The first incident occurred in approximately June of 2014 when
Michael grabbed the buttocks of a peer mentor. According to the school this occurred on a
school bus in which Michael was trying to touch a female mentor despite her telling him it was
inappropriate. He was eventually able to do so when the peer sat down and Michael placed his
hand under her buttocks. A second, more serious incident occurred in approximately November
of 2014. In this incident, while in the classroom, Michael and a male peer, who is more limited
than Michael went behind a partition. When...