Assignment 2: RA 1: Legal Requirements The insanity defense is as old as it is controversial. There are times when insanity truly applies and times when it is not easy to determine. In either case, the documentation of services provided to these clients is typically heavily scrutinized by attorneys since documentation is the primary means used by courts to measure insanity as it meets legal standards. This assignment will allow you to examine the legal standards for insanity in your jurisdiction in addition to the requirements for the documentation of services provided to these individuals. Tasks: Search your state and regulatory boards, professional associations, state psychology boards, and state psychological associations. Use resources from professional literature to support your response. Professional literature may include relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, and .gov). Write a 3- to 4-page paper, including the following: What are the legal requirements in your jurisdiction regarding the documentation of services provided by a forensic psychology professional? If not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity (NGRI) and guilty-but-mentally-ill (GBMI) evaluations are not recognized by your jurisdiction, review the legal requirements in a jurisdiction where they are the standard. What are the specific laws and rules regarding the documentation of psychological services? What are the differences between the requirements for clinical work and the requirements for forensic work, if any? What standards are used in your jurisdiction for an insanity plea? Do the insanity standards identify mental disease or defect with any exclusions, such as substance use? Explain. How do the standards in your jurisdiction contrast with the standards presented in your course textbooks? Do the insanity laws specify the presence of cognitive or volitional impairment as a threshold requirement to meet insanity? Provide brief examples. Submission Details: Assignment 2 Grading Criteria Maximum Points Identified and explained the legal requirements in your jurisdiction regarding the documentation of services provided by a forensic psychology professional. 60 Identified and described the specific laws and rules in your jurisdiction regarding the insanity standard. 60 Differentiated between the requirements for clinical work and the requirements for forensic work. 44 Provided examples and references and followed APA guidelines for writing and citing in-text references. 24 Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. 12 Total: 200 This is the 8-10 page paper. Assignment 2: RA 2: Case Scenario Background: The defendant is a forty-year-old, single, black female charged with a first-degree assault. Specifically, she is alleged to have splashed liquid fire, a liquid drain cleaner, onto another woman's face, thus incidentally splashing five bystanders. Per the court order you received, Ms. Tyler was referred some time after the alleged crime for evaluation of her criminal responsibility. Her competency to stand trial (CST) was also at issue. At the time of the evaluation, Ms. Tyler was being held at the Southern County Detention Center. You met with Ms. Tyler. The defendant was informed that the results of the evaluation will be released to the court and that the results may be used against her in the court. Ms. Tyler gave her written consent to be evaluated. Psychosocial History: Only limited information is available regarding Ms. Tyler's background. She is a lifetime resident of the state. Her mother died of cancer at the age of seventy-nine years. Her father, L. Defendant, is eighty-four years old and is a retired farmer. Ms. Tyler has five living sisters, four living brothers, and two deceased siblings. Three of her sisters have received inpatient psychiatric treatment. One sister lives in Close Town, one in Europe with her husband who is in the military, and one sister died in a drowning accident. One brother committed suicide by hanging himself. There is no history of psychiatric problems among the other brothers. Ms. Tyler has completed the tenth grade. She is literate. Ms. Tyler has worked on an assembly line for five years until 1988 when the factory closed. She then did an office-cleaning job. Her reasons for leaving this position are vague. She was unemployed for several years and was supported by her family. She lives in rent-free government housing. Her church pastor, A. Reverend, arranged for her to get employment at Helpful Industries through a vocational office at the State Psychiatric Hospital. She was employed at Helpful Industries for approximately two months prior to the incident. Ms. Tyler has never married. She has a thirteen-year-old son who lives with his father. Psychiatric History: Ms. Tyler denies any previous psychiatric treatment. Family members and individuals who know Ms. Tyler state that she has a long history of psychiatric symptoms such as loose associations and persecutory delusions. Ms. Tyler's sister, Ms. Sister, reports that Ms. Tyler has been violent in the past, threatening her niece with a knife. Her emotional difficulties were also apparently common knowledge among her congregation. As stated above, Ms. Tyler has a positive family history for psychiatric illness. Ms. Tyler is currently on haloperidol, an antipsychotic medication. Ms. Tyler denies any alcohol or substance abuse. She states that she has one previous arrest for prostitution in 1975. She spent six months in jail for this offense. Report of the Crime: When asked to report what happened, Ms. Tyler states, "It happened so fast, I just remember, I threw it on her. I didn't mean to." She continues, "I threw liquid fire on her. She always caused me trouble . . . She picked with me all the time . . . Sometimes she would step on my feet. I did not mean to do it, it happened so quick I did not understand myself. That morning when I went to church, I was standing by a table and she came over, starting trouble with me . . . Came over and said my name." Ms. Tyler was guarded in her responses, and at one point, she asked what the court would do with her if she said, "just didn't know why I did it." Her report conflicts with several eyewitness reports. All the eyewitnesses who were interviewed claimed that Ms. Tyler yelled at Ms. Mobly. Mr. Witness 1 states that Ms. Tyler approached Ms. Mobly and said, "I'm getting sick and tired of you picking on me every day at church." He states that she then started splashing Ms. Mobly with the drain cleaner. Ms. Witness 2's account is similar. She states, "As soon as Ms. Mobly entered, Ms. Tyler grabbed her purse and started throwing the solution on her saying 'told you I was gonna get you. I'm tired of you getting me in trouble.'" Ms. Witness 3's report of the incident is also similar. Additionally, Ms. Witness 3 states that Ms. Tyler would frequently deny making threats when confronted with an issue, claiming that she did not make such a threat or did not remember making it. Ms. Witness 3 also states that Ms. Tyler reported experiencing auditory hallucinations telling her to get people. However, Ms. Tyler has consistently denied hallucinations. Tasks: In a 8- to 10-page report, analyze this case and address the following to the best of your abilities: What tests or assessments would you recommend to provide a comprehensive diagnostic assessment of Ms. Tyler? Provide diagnostic impressions based upon the case and the tests you have recommended. Provide an explanation or a rationale for how you arrived at this diagnosis. What are the psycholegal issues to be assessed? What are the standards used to evaluate these issues (i.e., discuss the relevant court decisions and holdings)? What tests should be administered and why? What is the empirical support for the tests you have suggested? What other information do you need to offer an opinion on whether Ms. Tyler is competent to stand trial? What other information do you need to offer an opinion as to whether Ms. Tyler met the legal criteria for insanity at the time of the offense? What outcomes do you expect will be reached by the court with regard to these issues and why? What are the potential ethical issues involved in this case? How would you resolve these issues? Use resources from professional literature in your analysis. Professional literature may include relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov). Submission Details: Assignment 2 Grading Criteria Maximum Points Recommended tests or assessments to provide a comprehensive diagnostic assessment of Ms. Tyler. 36 Provided diagnosis based upon the vignette and the tests you have recommended. Provided a brief differential diagnosis to explain how you arrived at this diagnosis. 36 Assessed psycholegal issues, including the standards used to evaluate these issues (i.e., discussed the relevant court decisions/holdings). 36 Identified and discussed tests to be administered; provided rationale and the empirical support for the tests you have suggested. 32 Explained other information needed to offer an opinion as to whether Ms. Tyler met the legal criteria for insanity at the time of the offense. 32 Identified other information needed to offer an opinion on whether Ms. Tyler is competent to stand trial. 32 Predicted outcomes you expect will be reached by the court with regard to these issues and rationale. 32 Identified the potential ethical issues involved in this case. Created a resolution plan for these issues. 32 Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. 32 Total: 300

One of your law firm's clients, John McKnight, is a real estate broker, and owns a real estate brokerage, Homes4Sale, Inc. He wants to affiliate three licensed real estate agents to come work at the brokerage, but wants them to do so as independent contractors, not employees. Each realtor will have to agree to pay $1000 per month as a "desk fee" to cover office and combined advertising overhead, plus pay 25% of all commissions earned to Homes4Sale, Inc.Do some research on independent contractor agreements and draft a form that Homes4Sale, Inc., could use to affiliate these realtors as independent contractors. Use your city and state as the place of contract.

After reviewing the fact pattern below, apply the IRAC method of legal analysis and identify all conduct that may be a tort regardless of the identity of the tortfeasor (though you should identify the tortfeasor and injured party for each tort). Your analysis should:Follow the template below of the IRACBe no less than three and no more than six pages in length (double-spaced, 12 point font).For the purpose of this exercise, treat the text's definitions of an intentional tort, negligence and strict liability as the legal rules to be applied. Don't worry about the whether a particular tort claim has merit, simply examine the facts and apply the rules to identify potential tort claims.Module 1 Fact PatternExample of the IRAC template:Facts[Provide summary of key facts.]Issue(s) Presented[List the issue to be resolve in the form of a question or a declarative statement (e.g., Is the claim barred by the statute of limitation? Or whether the claim is barred by the statute of limitations. Remember that there may be more than one issue. ]Rule[List each legal rule (i.e., Constitutional Provision, Statute, Regulation or Case Law) that must be applied to the facts to resolve each issue. ]Analysis[Apply the law to the facts. ]Conclusion[State the outcome of applying the law to the facts. ]