In your assessment: USE “BRAIN” pdf and “ALVIN” mitigation report as a sample on how to transfer BRAIN’S into a mitigation report…
1. use the client’s name (not “client” or “defendant”- want to humanize him)
2. in a separate section do an ACE’s evaluation (in John’s report)
– explain what ACE’s is- assume the reader knows nothing about the
subject
– do an ACE’s evaluation with the questionnaire based on the fact
pattern and incorporate it into the narrative for this section
– explain what his score means (you do not have to include the actual
Questionnaire or the answers to each question)
3. when discussing the various sections, use social science data to explain
the behaviors we see in Brian (develop themes: abandonment, neglect, loss,
etc.- you will have class time to work in groups to discuss this on 5/7)
4. Conclusion: Include a possible program in NY you think Brian could benefit
from as an ATI (Alternative to Incarceration- can be anywhere in NY)
******In a separate paragraph at the end of the report, EXPLAIN: What other information
would you want to gather from his life, who else might you want to interview(think
mitigation checklist)? What do you do with the other information he disclosed about the
crime he is not charged with- what are your obligations? What are your personal
concerns/feelings about this uncharged crime and how do you address those concerns
(advice: do NOT include it in the report the uncharged crime)?