To prepare for this Assignment:

• Review the article "Systemic Issues and Correctional Outcomes: Expanding the Scope of Correctional Psychology" in this week's Learning Resources. Focus on forensic treatment setting issues. Note the various external dimensions of forensic treatment for each setting.
• Review Chapter 12 in the textbook Correctional Counseling and Treatment. Briefly discuss the origins of group counseling.  Next identify and briefly discuss 2 benefits and 2 disadvantages of group counseling.  Finally review the stages of the group development process. 
• Select two forensic treatment settings to compare in this assignment.
• Select two of the following external dimensions of forensic treatment settings to use in your comparison: social support, available resources, access to treatment, and/or challenges to practice.
• Think about the similarities and differences between the settings in terms of external dimensions of forensic treatment settings.

The assignment (1–2 pages):

• Identify the two forensic settings and the two external dimensions of forensic treatment you selected.
• Compare (similarities and differences) the settings in terms of the external dimensions of forensic treatment settings you selected.
• Explain at least one conclusion you drew or insight you gained as a result of your comparison.

Support your Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list only for those resources not included in the Learning Resources for this course.