 179 LEGAL CONCERNS CLIENT PRESENTATION 1. Illegal Behavior (1) * A. The client has a long history of illegal behavior, including theft, assault, disorderly conduct, or threats to others. B. The client described a pattern of engaging in illegal behavior witho ut empathy for the effects of his/her behavior on others. C. The client showed little remorse for his/her illegal activities. D. As treatment has progressed, the client has decreased his/her pattern of illegal behavior. 2. Criminal Justice Involvement ( 2) A. The client described a history of multiple arrests due to his/her illegal behavior. B. The client has had numerous convictions for his/her illegal activity. C. The client has spent extensive time incarcerated in jail or prison due to his/her illeg al behaviors. D. The client has recently been released from incarceration. 3. Current Legal Involvement (3) A. The client has been arrested and has legal charges pending. B. The client's legal charges have been processed, and a sentence has been handed down. C. The client is currently incarcerated. D. The client is currently receiving oversight through a probation/parole program. E. The client has completed all legal involvement, and is not under jurisdiction of any court program. 4. Poor Functionin g in the Corrections Setting (4) A. The client displayed a pattern of poor adjustment to the corrections setting due to his/her persistent paranoia, mania, or other severe mental illness symptoms. B. The client reports numerous problems with corrections staff and other inmates due to his/her severe mental illness symptoms. C. As the client has stabilized, his/her ability to function within the corrections setting has increased. 5. Vulnerable While Incarcerated (5) A. Due to his/her mental illness, the client has been vulnerable to attack or manipulation by others while incarcerated. B. The client described a variety of specific situations in which he/she has been attacked or manipulated by others while incarcerated. * The numbers in parentheses correlate to the number of the Behavioral Definition statement in the companion chapter with the same title in The Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Treatment Planner, 2nd ed. (Berghuis and Jongsma) by John Wiley & Sons, 2008. 