The final project for this course is an opportunity to apply what you’ve learned to an actual person or case. You will choose between developing a diversion, intervention, or a mitigation investigatio

The final project for this course is an opportunity to apply what you’ve learned to an actual person or case. You will choose between developing a diversion, intervention, or a mitigation investigation plan for a real-world individual of your choice (that person you choose may be any real person from a court case or media reporting. It may also be someone in your life who agrees to be the subject of the project) 

1) Summarize the relevant history and backgroundof the person you selected. Make sure to include only objective information and cite your information sources regarding:

(a) special population membership,

(b) what is known about the person's family history,

(c) relevant history and current functioning in important life domains (e.g., work, school, relationships), 

(d) health.

2) Describe the legal case which prompted the need for a diversion, mitigation, or intervention plan for this person. Note the following:

(a) What are the charges or accusations in the case?

(b) At which phase of the legal process (e.g., pre-trial, sentencing) is the plan being developed?

(c) What is the expected (or hoped-for) impact of the plan on the legal case?

3) Briefly explain the type of plan you are developing, and outline its' goals for the person and case.  

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