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Assignment 2: RA 1: Case Analysis
For this assignment, analyze the case and answer the questions following it.
John Doe is a twenty-one-year-old Caucasian male, who was arrested at his home, which he shared with his parents and older sister. He was charged with possession and distribution of child pornography. The defendant grew up in a semirural environment. He has a slight speech impediment. He was sexually molested by a distant relative at the age of nine, who has since been incarcerated on an unrelated charge. Doe has been using marijuana and alcohol since he was fourteen. Doe was held back in second grade and subsequently was in special education classes. He had sex for the first time at the age of eighteen with a girl he knew from the neighborhood. They were both drunk at the time and she made fun of his clumsiness. He did not enjoy the experience. Doe graduated from high school at the age of nineteen and has stayed home since then. He never found employment. He is mildly depressed. Doe enjoys playing video games on his computer, which his parents bought him when he graduated from high school.
When interviewed by the arresting officers, Doe agreed to answer questions. He has been a member of several chat rooms, where child pornography in the form of both pictures and videos is shared. A subsequent search of Doe's computer revealed hundreds of images and videos of adult males engaging in sexual activities with prepubescent children. When booked into the local jail, John sliced his wrists with a razor and attempted to hang himself using a torn T-shirt. The cuts were superficial and the noose broke, causing John to fall to the floor and hit his head. He never lost consciousness. His defense attorney requested an evaluation for competency to stand trial and legal sanity. After a three-month treatment with psychotropic medication for depression, Doe was found competent to proceed to trial. The evaluation for legal sanity did not produce significant results. Doe decided to accept a plea agreement. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a hundred-month sentence (eight years and four months), followed by ten years of supervised release. If he had gone to trial and lost, he could have received a prison sentence between fifteen and twenty years in length. Doe was sent to a federal prison facility specializing in treatment of sex offenders.
Based on the above information, respond to the following questions:
- Develop an initial mental health postarrest assessment for Doe that includes a line of questioning to determine personality type and suicide risk.
- Develop an initial investigative postarrest assessment for Doe, focusing on possible motivations for the crime in question.
- Compare the differences between how law enforcement personnel and a forensic mental health professional would conduct assessment and criminal investigative procedures in the case of Doe.
- Based on reviewed research, describe 3–4 personality characteristics and motivational dynamics of an individual who is capable of such a crime.
- Develop an appropriate postconviction treatment for Doe, including specific recommendations for type of treatment (cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and medication) and modality (individual and group) as well as outcome measures, which would evaluate his progress.
- Describe 2–3 appropriate psychological tests that could be useful in psychological profiling and/or criminal investigation for this case.
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Case Analysis
John Doe is a young man who has gone through a tough childhood which was
characterized by assault and lack of good care. Due to the experiences which Doe goes through
as a child his personality is significantly affected. For Instance, cases such as sexual molestation
by a distant relative who was not charged for the offense might be one of the reasons why Doe
spreads watches and spreads child pornography since he thinks that such acts are justified. Doe
does not enjoy sex with the opposite sex and this could be the same reason for such an attitude.
The fact that John Doe turns to drugs may be as a result of stress which came from the heinous
act committed to him by his distant relative. Doe might have turned to drugs in sought of comfort
and escape from reality. The paper, therefore, seeks to explore the crime committed by John Doe
through integrating psychological knowledge to justify the behavior and actions taken by the
perpetrator, Doe.
Assessment to Determine Personality Type and Suicide Risk
The post-arrest mental health assessment is very vital since it will help determine john’s
personality type as well as the suicide risk of the offender. Some personalities are greatly linked
to the risk of committing crimes hence determining Doe’s personality will aid in determining the
possible motivations for the crime he has committed. The assessment will also help in estimating
the suicide risk for the offender hence take the appropriate measure so as to avoid such a risk
(Gaskell, 2015). To determine John Does personality, he can be asked the following questions
from which it will be possible to suggest his personality traits;
Questions to assess personality and suicide risk
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What would be your age if you didn’t know how old you are?
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Do you think your actions are good or evil?
If you were given the choice between life and death, what would you choose and why
would you choose this option?
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If you were to give up one of your five senses, which one would you let go?
What are your thoughts about life?
When you are bored, do you enjoy other peoples company or you would rather stay
alone?
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Who inspires you in life or who is your hero?
What do you think about yourself, or if you were to describe yourself to a stranger what
would you say?
These questions will assist in determining what kind of personality the offender possesses
as well as determine whether he considers suicide as an end to his misery (Gaskell, 2015). Based
on the re...
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