BCL July 11

The primary risk factors that a forensic professional should be concerned about in an inmate population are suicide risk, violence and aggression, mental health disorders, recidivism potential, self-harm and impulsivity, institutional manipulation, and environmental stressors (Gendreau & Goggin, 2013). It is vital not to overlook risk factors, such as the case of Ariel Castro, who was a high-profile case and he was placed in a special unit, which caused severe isolation, which could add to suicide risk (Smith, 2013). Upon review of Castro's journal, he mentioned suicidal ideation with risks indicating paranoia and hopelessness, but denied it in person during intake (Smith, 2013). Also, the monitoring protocol was not in place well with the guards and the staff may not have had the proper training because even before Castro committed suicide he made a shrine of pictures of his family with experts say this can be suicide preparation and the guards should have noted and reported the shrine (Smith, 2013). In the case of Castro and the kidnappings, there could have been better detection if there were various instruments used such as the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), the Historical-Clinical-Risk Management-20 (HCR-20), and the Suicide Probability Scale (SPS), which could have picked up on several of the risks displayed by Castro (Bartol & Bartol, 2022; Need a response with references