Attached is a handout that is a psychological evaluation of James Smith. Read through the report to gather an understanding of James’ history and mental health issues. As this case illustrates, James was involved with dependency court (i.e., he was involved in the foster care system due to abuse allegations). He later became involved in delinquency court for various criminal offenses that he allegedly committed.

Based on the other two readings attached, Discuss how the court system could best assist an adolescent like James and provide a discussion of interventions that could have been used to protect a child like James from experiencing so much abuse.