Forensic serve both the living and the dead -- those who are victims, suspects, survivors, and those who are left behind. Forensic nursing blends nursing science with medicine, law, and criminology. At its core, this specialty seeks to address healthcare issues that have a medico legal component. Long before holding the designation of forensic nurse, nurses provided care to the victims and perpetrators of violence. History reveals that in the 14th century, performed gynecologic examinations for evidence of pregnancy or virtue, and then testified before the King's court. Forensic nurses do not replace other forensic professionals, but instead bring a unique nursing perspective to the multidisciplinary forensic team.…
Not many people think of the medical profession when they think of the FBI but there are jobs out there for those who are interested. “Joining the FBI, from application to hire, can take six to eight months”. (Brunot) The FBI employs nurses both as special agents and as medical professionals.…
This paper is going to involve mental health issues. There will be presented recommendations for strategies and practices that can be used to address mental health. This paper will also indicate how the circumstances and/or behaviors in the movie that may have caused mental health concerns. How the mental health issue contributed to the criminal conduct being charged in the case. It will address if the mental health issue was the main factor in the outcome of the case. It will include how the case would impact the criminal justice system. In general, the paper will address some of the major challenges that the criminal justice system faces due to mental health issues. It will also discuss whether or not there are existing resources in place that could be used more efficiently of effectively. It will be defending my proposed strategies and practices by explaining how they would improve the way in which mental health issues are addressed within the criminal justice system.…
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* As a nurse working in the emergency room, having the tools needed to effectively respond to the needs of patients with mental illness is crucial. These patients often present to the ED because of medication noncompliance or lack of proper information or resources. As a result, these same patients also present with medical problems, because without appropriate resources or medication, people with mental illness often engage in high risk behaviors that might involve self destruction, drug abuse or violence.…
A. Mental illness in itself is not a police problem it is better suited for doctors to handle, but along with the mental illness comes crimes, suicidal people, and neighborhood disturbances which are all police problems. Police officers must evaluate the subject and determine if they pose a threat to themselves or other people in society and if they do the police officer should send that person to be evaluated by a mental health doctor. Police Officers must consider the persons mental state when contacting them for safety of both the officer and the mental ill person. Because mentally ill people may be delusional they may see the police as a threat and try to harm them. Also because these people don’t have the ability to pay for long term care their illness continues and worsens in time. The majority of incidents involving persons suffering from mental disorders do not result in violence. However, in some cases mentally disturbed persons can be extremely dangerous to themselves and those around them.…
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…
As crime scenes investigators, there are many different types of death that are investigated day in and day out. Some deaths are classified as natural, undetermined, accidental, suicidal or murder. Depending on the scene and classification, investigators will know how to handle each case. Also depending on the jurisdiction, the cases are investigated by medical examiners, medical examiner investigators or even special units dedicated for specific cases. This paper will explain the different types of deaths, how they are investigated and how they are caused.…
Severe, persistent and untreated mental illness is running rampant in prison populations in the United States. Mental Health is defined as psychological wellbeing and satisfactory adjustment to society and to the ordinary demands of life” (Dictionary. Com, N.D). In contrast, a “mental illness” is a disorder of psychological well-being which impairs one’s ability to function satisfactorily in society and “often results in a diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands of life” (National Alliance on Mental Illness, N.D.). A 2002 study found that severe and persistent mental illness is present in prison populations in the U.S. at a rate twice that of all U.S. mental hospitals combined (Danesh & Fazel, 1989); with antisocial personality disorder at a “ten-fold excess” (Danesh and Fazel, 1989. p.548). If Antisocial Personality disorder is, as Dr. Sherry Whatley a veteran therapist at the Giddings State School, a juvenile corrections institution for capital offenders in central Texas suggests, the hallmark of criminality (Hubner, 2005. p.58), then there is a correlation between the experience of incarceration and the prevalence of mental illness (Danesh & Fazel, 1989; Brandt, 2012. p. 552-553).…
A crime scene investigator has a very important job when it comes to a crime scene. Now the purpose of a crime scene investigator is not just limited to homicides, sexual assaults, armed robberies, home invasions and property crimes such as burglaries (feinc.net. n.d.). However, most of their time is spent processing crime scene, packaging as well as transporting evidence and attending and photographing autopsies (feinc.net. n.d.). They also attend briefings and conferences with any police agencies that request their assistance on a case or cases. Therefore, at some agencies a crime scene investigator may work in the officer from Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. but they also have scheduled after- hours standby duties every…
Mentally ill offenders are a growing population in the prison system and different actions are needed to treat, aid, and skillfully support these people. Today these offenders expenses in medical and special care escalate as well as people being trained to care for these individuals. Furthermore how do these offenders act inside the prisons once incarcerated and what characteristics are these offenders categorized…
This reflection is based on my observations of the need for of effective communication skills and knowledge of nurses regarding the management of aggression in elderly patients with dementia. Clinician need to be equipped with seclusion, medication and de-escalation skills to be able to manage patient aggressive behaviours safely. I have chosen these particular observations after realising how fundamental they are in implementation aggressive behaviour management strategies in patients. While working in mental health I have observed how effective it is to communicate with a patient as a way of de-escalation during verbal and physical aggression incidents. Ford, Byrt, Dooher, & ebrary (2010) point out that it is imperative for health professionals…
Are the mentally ill consider criminals? Are all criminals mentally ill to some extent? I wouldn’t say all but I think that it depends on the extent of the crime when comes to someone that has already been diagnosed as mentally ill. Committing a crime without actually knowing that you are doing it would be a different case for a mentally ill person. In discussing mentally ill criminals, I have to discuss mental health courts. I also feel like there should Police officers that deal directly with mental illness, they don’t understand how to deal with them.…
Registered Nurses otherwise known as RN’s or a patient’s guardian angel, can work in a vast variety of fields ranging from Oncology who specialize in cancer patients to Pediatrics who work with children. This paper will be covering the training required to become one of these professionals, the many opportunities available to them and the risks and outlooks faced by the Everyday RN. Still in their hectic lives it is important to remember “Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen every day.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.…
Criminal justice issues among individuals with mental health and substance use conditions is a growing problem. This paper examines mental health issues as it relates to the criminal justice system and specifically how mental health and the mentally ill can play a role in the crime. Different factors can become a problem with mental health illness and the criminal justice system. Mental health illness can contribute to jail and prison overcrowding, high crime rates, drug addiction, and many other problems. After the wide deinstitutionalization of state hospitals, jails and prisons have seen an increase in the number and percentage of individuals with mental health and substance use. Today, the largest U.S. jails and prisons hold more people…