Description: For this mock forensic report, you will read the de-identified background information from an actual criminal responsibility report that I have written for the criminal justice system below. Based on the information provided and your knowledge from the course, you will then take the role of the forensic psychologist completing the evaluation. You will write the diagnostic impressions and answer the referral question for the forensic evaluation. For the diagnostic impressions section, you will be diagnosing the client based on the information provided. You will need to use the DSM-5 for diagnosing the client. Please consider both psychiatric diagnoses and substance use diagnoses for the client. Directions on accessing the DSM-5 are provided below. For this forensic evaluation, the referral question pertains to the client’s criminal responsibility. So for the clinical impressions section, you will use the knowledge learned about the components of criminal responsibility to determine if the client is or is not criminally responsible in their legal case. After you determine if they are criminally responsible or not criminally responsible, support your claims using examples from the remainder of the report.

The mock forensic report must be written using Times New Roman 12-point font and 1-inch margins. No citations are necessary, but all claims must be supported with examples from the remainder of the report. The Mock CR Report is due on Sunday, October 25th at 11:59 p.m. There will be a TurnItIn portal available in the Assignments folder on Blackboard. Please review the plagiarism policy before submitting the assignment. Plagiarism will not be tolerated under any circumstances. This assignment will be worth 10% of your final grade. Please review the accompanying rubric to ensure you meet all of the required criteria for the assignment.

How to Access the DSM-5:

1. Visit lib.jjay.cuny.edu
2. Select “Databases”
3. Select “See all databases” at the bottom of the scroll window
4. Select “DSM-5” (journals are listed in alphabetical order)
5. Log in with John Jay information
6. Select “Section II: Diagnostic Criteria and Codes”
7. Review the diagnostic criteria for the potential mental illnesses you believe the client may have and evaluate the appropriateness of each diagnosis for the client based on their background information. As you write the diagnostic impressions section, after stating each diagnosis that the client has, describe what symptoms they have from each disorder using examples to support your claims. Ultimately, you should write one paragraph per diagnosis justifying why they meet the diagnostic criteria for that diagnosis. Please include substance use disorders, too.

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