TOFP Week 10 Discussion

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Review the course media “Incurable’ Violent Predators” from The Criminal Mind. Focus on the depictions of mentally ill offenders and consider treatment challenges associated with these offenders.
• Review the course media “Psychological Support for Violent Prisoners” from Inside Wabash. Take note of treatment approaches and programs for mentally ill offenders.
• Think about the type of offender described in the case you selected from the Week 10 Case Study document (in the introduction area of this week’s discussion), his or her history, and his or her mental illness.
• Select a treatment approach that you think would best address the mental illness of the offender you selected and think about why you selected this case study.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post by Day 4 a sentence that identifies and briefly denotes the case you selected, along with the mental illness exhibited by the offender. Then identify and describe the treatment approach you selected that would be effective with this mentally ill offender. Finally, explain why you selected this approach. Be specific.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.