Southern New Hampshire University PSY 310 Cumulative Risk Model Worksheet Instructions: Complete PART I and PART II below. PART I Instructions: Read through the scenario and respond to the questions below. Lisa is accused of luring a group of men into a park where a criminal street gang attacks them. She is also a gang member, and this is part of her initiation. She had a very strict upbringing and was physically abused by her older brother and father growing up. At age 13, she befriended some gang members who let her hang around with them. She started skipping school and committing petty crimes such as theft and burglary. Her gang got into a fight with a rival gang, and she was injured, requiring stitches and X- rays. A police report was filed, although no charges were brought against her. Upon further investigation, you learn that Lisa was enrolled in several honors classes in her freshman year of high school before she started skipping school to be with her gang. To gain entrance to the honors classes, she was evaluated by the school psychologist for intelligence ftIQ) and personality traits to determine the best fit for her academically. She had an IQ of 120, which is highly intelligent. Her personality traits, however, revealed that she was outgoing, quick to anger, had problems with authority, and charming with her peers. She was sent to the school counselor to help her with anger management, but only attended three sessions before dropping out of school. Using the Criminal Data Guide document and thinking about the cumulative risk model, respond to the following: 1. What questions would you have asked to find out the information regarding Lisa's school history? To find more information about Lisa's school history I would ask, 1. What her attendance was like all through K-9th? II. How did her three anger management classes go? III. Who were her friends? IV. Was she social or did she stick to herself? V. Did Lisa report the abuse to her counselor or teachers? VI. Were her peers she spent time together with positive or negative influences? VII. Why did Lisa dropout even though she was very smart and in honor classes? VIII. Did she have a boyfriend? IX. Has Lisa ever been expelled or suspended for fighting at school? X. Are there any truancy records?
Southern New Hampshire University 2. What other types of information would be important to ask about to further investigate this case? To further investigate this case, I would first gather all the information about her home life. We know that she was physically abused by her father and older brother growing up, but did her mother live with her also and if so, how did her mother react to the physical abuse? Does Lisa have any other siblings other than her older brother who was also abused? I would investigate to see if there were any police reports about the abuse or any child protective case reports filed?