“Filicide or False Confession?”

“Filicide or False Confession?”

• Review the “Filicide or False Confession?” case provided in the textbook.
• Review the articles provided in the Learning Resources.

Assignment
In a 2- to 3-page paper:

• Summarize the “Filicide or False Confession?” case provided in the textbook.
• Evaluate and explain the appropriateness of the use of the forensic assessment instruments (MMPI-2 and the SIRS) used in the case.
• Explain whether other forensic assessment instruments would be more appropriate than the ones utilized in the case.
• Support your assessment of the instruments based on each of the following:
  • Reliability
  • Validity
  • Norming sample populations
• Explain why it is important in your present or future forensic role to have a thorough understanding of the assessment instrument(s) utilized by the forensic professional.