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In the history of forensic psychology, those who worked within prisons or with those who were incarcerated were referred to as correctional psychologists. Today, most definitions of forensic psychology include the role of the traditional correctional psychologists. In this week of the course, the term correctional psychologist is used to refer to a forensic psychology professionals who works within a correctional setting. In this light, what are some of the roles and responsibilities of the forensic psychology professionals working in the correctional subspecialty and what is the importance of these roles? It is not difficult to imagine the tasks that forensic psychology professionals working in the correctional subspecialty engage in with the prison population. The tasks vary considerably because of the varied needs of prison inmates and may range from providing psychological assessment and treatment to crisis intervention. But there are other roles for forensic psychology professionals working in the correctional subspecialty, some of which go as far as determining whether an inmate can live or die.

To prepare for this assignment:

• Review Chapter 12 in Introduction to Forensic Psychology. Pay particular attention to the roles and responsibilities of forensic psychology professionals working in the correctional subspecialty working with inmate populations.
• Review the article, “The Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Offenders: The Current Landscape and Some Future Directions for Correctional Psychology,” focusing on the roles and responsibilities of forensic psychology professionals working in the correctional subspecialty, now and in the future.
• Identify two roles of forensic psychology professionals working in the correctional subspecialty that you believe are important and think about why they are important.
• Identify two responsibilities of forensic psychology professionals working in the correctional subspecialty that you believe are important and think about why they are important.

The assignment (1–2 pages):

• Explain two roles of a forensic psychology professionals working in the correctional subspecialty and the importance of each of these roles.
• Explain two responsibilities of a forensic psychology professionals working in the correctional subspecialty and the importance of each of these responsibilities.

Learning Resources

Readings

• Course Text: Bartol, C. R., & Bartol, A. M. (2019). Introduction to forensic psychology: Research and application (5th ed.). Sage.
  • Chapter 12, “Correctional Psychology in Adult Settings”
• Article: Wormith, J. S., Althouse, R., Simpson, M., Reitzel, L., Fagan, T., & Morgan, R. (2007). The rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders: The current landscape and some future directions for correctional psychology. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34(7), 879–892. Use the SAGE Psychology Full-Text Collection and search using the article’s title.Click here for directions on how to access the database articles.

Web Sites

• FindLaw: Rights of Inmates
  http://civilrights.findlaw.com/other-constitutional-rights/rights-of-inmates.html
• American Psychological Association. (in press). Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists. Retrieved from
  http://www.apadivisions.org/division-41/about/specialty/guidelines.pdf

Optional Resources

• Article: Brodsky, S. L. (2007). Essay: Correctional psychology and the American Association of Correctional Psychology: A revisionist history. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34(6), 862–869.
  Use the Psychology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection database and search using the article’s title.Note: Because of the ever-changing nature of Web sites such as those listed below, there is no guarantee that clips or Web sites will always be available. Hence, the following links are listed as Optional Resources only. However, it is highly recommended that you view them as they will assist you in completing one or more of your assignments
• Text: Hare, R. (1998). Without conscience: The disturbing world of the psychopaths among us. New York: Guilford Press. Book review available at
  http://www.guilford.com/cgi-bin/cartscript.cgi?page=pr/hare.htm&dir=trade/psychology
• International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology
  http://www.aa4cfp.org/.