How can we determine if a defendant’s impulses cannot be resisted? Is it possible to predict whether a sex offender will re-offend? Based on what?
Assignment Question In week 1, we took a look at how we might handle the responsibility of predicting dangerousness. Forensic psychologists, as we discussed, are often performing their duties not in the service of the client but the community. In recent weeks we’ve examined a number of cases related to extremism, mental illness, and crimes … Read more