To prepare:
- Review this week’s Assignment Learning Resources, focusing on considerations when developing a task force with a goal of establishing best practices for reducing inmate suicides.
- Use the APA Course Paper Template (APA 7) found in this week’s Learning Resources to complete your Assignment
Assignment (2–3 pages, not including title page and references page)
- Evaluate assessment of suicide in correctional settings (i.e., forensic settings and/or criminal justice institutions) by addressing the following:
- Who would serve on the task force?
- Who would be involved in suicide prevention or identification if you were able to intervene at the institution?
- What would the interventions look like? What would be some of the policies and procedures that you might implement to ensure that best practices are met?
- Provide specific examples based on your current or future forensic role.
- Include an analysis of your own prejudices and biases regarding inmate suicides (e.g., that of a child murderer).