To prepare:

• Conduct your own research in the Walden library and/or the internet of credible resources that would inform your knowledge of alternative assessment instruments for assessment of psychopathy.
• Review this week’s Assignment Learning Resources and compare alternative assessment instruments for assessment of psychopathy in adults or juveniles, including consideration of the role of brain development in the assessment.
• 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)

• Conduct a comparison of forensic analysis of psychopathy in adult vs juvenile populations.
• Provide an alternative assessment instrument other than the PCL-R or PCL-YV for assessment of psychopathy (in adults or juveniles).
• Analyze the role of brain development (prefrontal cortex, amygdala) in the assessment of psychopathy