Cristina and Jordan have been volunteering with a campus group that works to help underserved populations in the community. A major goal of this program is keeping clients with cognitive or psychological problems out of the criminal justice system. The program also hopes to keep students like Cristina and Jordan interested enough to focus some of their time on these issues once they are out of school.

In the scenario below, you will need to consider these questions as you read:

What are some of the ways that people with mental health issues, developmental disabilities, and head injuries end up in the criminal justice system?
How do cognitive and psychological problems make a person more vulnerable to victimization?
How do cognitive and psychological problems make a person more likely to engage in criminal behavior?