Assignment:
In a 2 to 3 page paper:
1. Summarize the "Filicide or False Confession?"
2. Evaluate and explain the appropriateness of the use of the forensic assessment instruments (MMPI-2 and the SIRS) used in the case.
3. Explain whether other forensic assessment instruments would be more appropriate than the ones utilized in the case.
4. Support your assessment of the instruments based on each of the following:
- Reliability
- Validity
- Norming sample populations
5. 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.