Mr. Y's Case Study

The static risk factors for violence present in Mr. Y’s case includes Mr. Y being a male, and his lengthy history of substance abuse that includes abusing cocaine and methamphetamine. Also, due to his psychosis, Mr. Y experienced problems of unstable employment, and maintaining interpersonal relationships with his family. His psychotic disorder include auditory hallucinations, and delusional thought processes. However, there are also absence of static risk factors in the case of Mr. Y. He shows a lack of past violence or criminality history in his records. There was no evidence of conduct disorder/childhood delinquency during his adolescent stage, or psychopathy/antisocial personality disorder. This alleged offense is his first crime, which he committed at around the age of 50, lacking the young age onset of criminality/violent behavior. Also, there was no record of supervision failure.

As for dynamic risk factors for violence, Mr. Y seems to have a good level of insight into his mental health at various instances, particularly when he is on medication. However, his insight was somewhat impaired when his psychotic symptoms was full blown. Mr. Y active symptoms “appear to have gradually decreased since he resumed treatment with psychotropic medications in July

1896 such that he currently only experiences occasional, transient symptoms that are not of clinical significance”. Mr. Y reported suicidal ideations during his psychotic symptoms, but also denials suicidal or homicidal ideations at later times. Mr. Y stress level varies, he reported experiencing some stress during his employment and his time living with his parents.
However, unresponsiveness to treatment, noncompliant or negative adjustment was observed.

His symptoms was well controlled due to his medication, showing responsiveness to treatment. Records showed that Mr. Y has remained compliant and cooperative with his treatment and medication. Mr. Y seems to adjusted since he was “observed to interact appropriately with staff and inmates at FMC Rochester”, and he maintained a good attitude in regards to his predicament. There are no present signs of active substance abuse, weapon or victim availability, and neighborhood factors. Mr. Y does not display impulsive behavior neither was he exposed to destabilizing situational factors according to the dynamic risk

factors.
In regards to protective factor, Mr. Y seems to have a somewhat stable relationship with his parents, who he can seek refuge from, since they help him from time to time. Mr. Y stated that he is currently working to re-establish better relationship with his family.
In conclusion, I think Mr. Y is not at a high risk for violence because he shows the absence of many significant risk factors. Most importantly, Mr. Y’s alleged offense is his first record of offense, so he has no previous history of violent behavior. This alleged offense was committed when Mr. Y was around at 50 years old, and according to research young offenders are more likely to commit more crime in the future, and act of violence/criminality usually lessens with old age. When Mr. Y is on medications, dynamic risk factors such as low level of insight, violent thoughts and active symptoms become significantly reduced or even absent. In addition, Mr. Y’s compliance and responsiveness to medication, inactive substance abuse, and lack of impulsive behavior reduces his risk for violence.