I’m 20 years old and I am intellectually disabled. I have an IQ of 55. After watching a Sponge Bob Square Pants cartoon in which Sponge Bob is hit on the head with a hammer and begins to laugh, I picked up a hammer and hit my sister over the head several times. I expected her to be like Sponge Bob and laugh like they do in the cartoons, but she never did. I miss her an awful lot and would never do anything like that again.
Instructions
Answer the following in a half-page paper:
- What role does the forensic psychologist play in assessing the intellectual disability of an individual?
- What is the relationship between the forensic psychologist and the probation officer when recommending alternatives to prison?
- Use at least one academic resource to back up your explanation
