To prepare:

• Review this week’s Assignment Learning Resources and consider risk factors for the forensic psychology professional, the juvenile, the institution, and the community when the juvenile is being tried and sentenced as an adult as well as the role of the forensic psychology professional in the process.
• 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)

• Compare the risk of exposure to violence for a juvenile within the prison setting versus being released to community supervision.
• Explain the risk factors for juvenile offenders being tried and sentenced as adults versus as juveniles.
• Explain the role of the forensic psychology professional in this process.