• Describe two forensic risk assessment instruments that may be used by the forensic professional when assessing the school shooter for competency to stand trial. Justify your selection of these instruments utilizing the CAST-MR and other resources.

Learning Resources

• Blumoff, T.Y. (2015).Rationality, insanity, and the insanity defense: Reflections on the limits of reasonLinks to an external site..Law & Psychology Review, 39, 161-204.
• Borum, R., Cornell, D. G., Modzeleski, W., & Jimerson, S. R. (2010).What can be done about school shootings? A review of the evidenceLinks to an external site..Educational Researcher, 39(1), 27-37. doi:10.3102/0013189X09357620
• Lurigio, A. (2016).'It's not my fault': New conceptual frameworks for understanding the insanity defenseLinks to an external site.. [Review of the bookThe matrix of insanity in modern criminal law, by G. Hallevy].PsycCritiques, 61(16). doi:10.1037/a0040128
• National Association of School Psychologists, & National Association of School Resource Officers. (2014).Best practice considerations for schools in active shooter and other armed assailant drillsDownload Best practice considerations for schools in active shooter and other armed assailant drills. Retrieved from http://www.nasponline.org/Documents/Research and Policy/Advocacy Resources/BP_Armed_Assailant_Drills.pdf

Best practice considerations for schools in active shooter and other armed assailant drills, NASP, NASRO (2014). Reprinted by permission of NASP via the Copyright Clearance Center.

• Roesch, R., Zapf, P. A., Golding, S. L., & Skeem, J. L. (2014).Defining and assessing competency to stand trialDownload Defining and assessing competency to stand trial. Retrieved from https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2014/08/15/Defining_and_Assessing_Competency_to_Stand_Trial.pdf

Roesch, R. et al. (2014).Defining and assessing competency to stand trialDownload Defining and assessing competency to stand trial. Retrieved from: https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2014/08/15/Defining_and_Assessing_Competency_to_Stand_Trial.pdf

• Simpson, P. (n.d.).Competence assessment for standing trial for defendants with mental retardation (CAST-MR)Links to an external site.. Retrieved September 12, 2016, from http://www.drpaulsimpson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Forensic-Tests.pdf
• Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2016b).School shooter podcastLinks to an external site.[Audio file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.