Assignment 1: Forensic Assessment Report Writing
Evaluation report writing is an essential component of a psychology professional’s work with clients in the legal system. The results of evaluations have to be reported accurately to third parties and have to be written in a clear and plain language that reflects the information obtained from all relevant sources including the evaluator’s subjective opinion the collateral information and the objective test data. Accurate reporting of information to courts is crucial since it will potentially have great influence on the outcomes of the relevant legal proceedings.
Tasks:
Using your textbook and the Argosy University online library resources discuss how you would write (in about 350 words) and present a risk assessment to the parole board considering the following:
Your response should rely upon at least two sources from additional professional literature; the sources must be cited in APA format. The literature may include relevant textbooks peer-reviewed journal articles and websites created by professional organizations agencies or institutions (.edu .org and .gov).