External Forensic Scenarios

This paper will identify two forensic settings and two external dimensions of forensic treatments. It will explain similarities and differences terms of external dimensions of forensic treatment settings. It will reveal a conclusion of insight that was gained as a result. The first forensic setting include correctional. This setting may include women, men, mental illness, or adolescents that are incarcerated. Nelson and Berger (1988) point out some problems that with services that surround forensic clients view at local and state levels. In addition, many states have not developed a forensic program for mental health illness clients. The results of corrections are high concerning sociopolitical growth in correctional facilities. According to Roberts (2008), correctional facilities focus on drug, alcohol, and sex offenders treatment programs. In the United States
This program offers residential for inmates and substance abuse treatment (Roberts, 2008). Moreover, in the program, individuals may receive six months with two group and individual sessions twice every week. Furthermore, outpatient is considered as an aftercare program for offenders. The external is to be decreased, which allow the increase of internal that allows control that allows self- directional and goal oriented behavior. Outpatient is part of community aftercare that includes offenders that have been released and plays a major role in decreasing recidivism and relapse (Roberts, 2008). The outpatient setting may offer clients anger management, domestic violence groups, substance abuse services, and follow-ups for sex offenders. In addition, the correctional facility goals are to prevent recidivism and relapse of offenders upon released. Moreover, in the correctional facility, offenders do not have the freedom as an outpatient. For example, it has to be decided to allow an offender in minimum security to attend a parent