Suppose a Local City Constructs an Expressway That Provides Better

question 96

Essay

Suppose a local city constructs an expressway that provides better access to its downtown area. The project is financed by raising the community's property taxes. If you live in a nearby town but often visit that community's downtown area, are you a free rider? Why? What can the community do to eliminate the free-rider problem?

Understand methods and limitations of retrospective suicide analysis.

Identify characteristics and risks of suicide among children and adolescents, including gender differences and statistics.

Learn the goals and techniques for training suicide hotline volunteers.

Recognize patterns of suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

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Definitions:

Tarasoff v. Regents

A landmark legal case in which the Supreme Court of California held that mental health professionals have a duty to protect individuals who are being threatened with bodily harm by a patient.

Confidentiality

The ethical principle that a practitioner or professional must not disclose information about a client without the client's consent.

Therapist

A healthcare professional specialized in providing treatments and strategies to help individuals cope with mental, emotional, or behavioral issues.

Psychological Profile

A method of suspect identification that seeks to predict an unknown criminal’s psychological, emotional, and personality characteristics based on the individual's pattern of criminal behavior and on research into the psychological characteristics of people who have committed similar crimes.