Assess inmates entering prison for both mental health needs and suitability for prison programs. When working in a prison, the need for assessments for inmates entering and returning to the public is considered an important part of the decisions that are made for the initial placement of the individual that is brought into these institutions to ensure that presenting symptoms of mental illness is identified. Many prison programs are based on the emphasis for treatments that can assist for the inmates identified with serious or acute mental illness, those who as suicidal, and those with dangerous or disruptive symptoms (n/a, 2004). Some of these institutions implement formal assessments meant to determine the severity of the mental illness (Thigpen, 2004). Many of the inmates entering these institutions may also try to hide …show more content…
Psychologists in law enforcement are involved in four areas: assessment (fitness-for-duty evaluations, special unit evaluations), clinical intervention, operational support (hostage negotiation, criminal activity analyses), organization consultation (excessive force concerns, police corruption problems, workplace stressors) (Bartol, 2014). This subspecialty is considered an umbrella term that which also encompasses other areas of public safety such as marshals, state and federal agents, and airport security (Bartol, 2014). Even though there was an uphill battle to gain the needed credibility to develop an understanding of the law enforcement culture, to appreciate the demands of law enforcement work, Psychologists have made a difference in assisting in preforming pre-employment psychological assessments, special unit analysis, criminal profiling, psychological autopsies, and provide support for officers and their