3 to 5 pages, master's level, apa format

I. Case Summary:

II. Offender History:

· Age

· Race/ethnicity

· Gender

· Religion

· Education

· Occupation(s)

· Marital/relationship(s)

· Adult criminal record (misdemeanors & felonies)

· Prior incarcerations: jails, prisons, psychiatric facilities

· History of drug and alcohol abuse as an adult

· History of suicidal behavior

· Juvenile record: Age at first adjudication; alcohol and/or drug use, truancy, sex offenses

III. Offender Risk Factors

· DSM-related issues: personality disorders, psychopathy, schizophrenia, psychosis

· Current illegal substance use

· Abuse of prescribed medications

· Access to weapons

· Recent suicidal behaviors

· Precipitating stressors/factors (loss of parent or child, loss of job, loss of intimate partner, financial crisis)

· Recent verbal or physical threats

· Stalking behaviors

· Childhood developmental issues: neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, bullying, rebelliousness, fire-setting, animal cruelty

IV. Victim History

· Age

· Race/ethnicity

· Gender

· Religion

· School/occupational history

· Marital/relationship history

· Criminal record

· Psychological history

· Abuse history

V. Victim Risk Factors

· Prior victimizations

· Current alcohol or substance abuse

· Access to weapons

· Promiscuity

· Victim facilitation; walking home alone at night, hitchhiking,

· Victim precipitation: some type of altercation prior to the event

· Location of the victims residence

· Use of environmental design: motion detectors, fences, surveillance cameras, watch dog, etc.

· Victim-offender relationship

· Engaging in criminal activities

· Known routine activities: daily travel routes, mail stops, exercise locations, restaurants, etc.

VI: Base Rates of the Type of Crime—FBI Uniform Crime Report Data, Empirical Literature

VII: Analysis of Risk Factors (e.g., why do you think this person is at a high risk of being an offender or victim?) Rate the offender/victim’s risk on a scale of 1–10. Support your rating with behavioral and empirical evidence.

VIII: Summary of the Findings, Recommendations for Mitigating the Risk