Southern New Hampshire University PSY 310 Cumulative Risk Model Worksheet
Instructions: Complete PART I and PART II below.
PARTI
Instructions: Read through the scenario and respond to the questions below.
Lisa is accused of luring a group of men into a park where they are attacked by a criminal street gang. 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. In order to gain entrance to the honors classes, she was tested 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?
Questions I would ask regarding information on Lisa's school history would include "Why did she only attend three sessions with her guidance counselor? Who were her friends in school?, What motivated Lisa to take honors classes? When was the turning point in which Lisa skipped school to join a gang? Were the three sessions impacting Lisa's anger management?"
2. What other types of information would be important to ask about to further investigate this case? Information that would be important to ask about and further investigate would be, "What motivated Lisa to join a gang? "Who are the people that makeup the gang? Does Lisa do have any substance abuse problems? Who is Lisa's role model? What was Lisa's temperament as a infant, toddler, and young child? And did it change? Who is a positive support system in her life? What is Lisa's social media composed of? What is Lisa's family socioeconomic status?"
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3. Does Lisa's IQ play a role in her behavior? Explain using psychological theories to support your response. Lisa's IQ is not synonymous with her behavior. According to Crocker and Hodgkin's, a low IQ score is linked to a higher chance of delinquency ft1997). Lisa has an IQ of 120 which is considered high. High IQs