The Role of the Forensic Psychology Professional in Capital Punishment SentencingMr. Fryer has a long history of psychiatric hospitalizations related to his diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.

Assignment 1: Case Study AnalysisCase Study: The Role of the Forensic Psychology Professional in Capital Punishment SentencingMr. Fryer has a long history of psychiatric hospitalizations related to his diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. His delusions revolve around the belief in uniformed spies who have been sent to execute him. He reports auditory and visual hallucinations when not on his medication. He was arrested for trespassing after he was found sleeping in the delivery shed of a warehouse.During his stay in jail he was put on antipsychotic medications and he was released with time served after spending fifty-four days in the jail. Upon his release he returned to live on the streets and stopped taking his medications. While sleeping on a park’s bench he was assaulted by several youths who hit and kicked him. Although his assailants left him on the ground with no serious injuries Mr. Fryer was convinced that the juveniles who assaulted him were spies who would return to assassinate him.He found a seventeen-inch pipe to use as a defensive weapon and fearing for his life he hid in the shadows the remainder of the evening. In the morning he saw two uniformed youths approaching him. A twelve-year-old boy and his fourteen-year-old brother were on their way to a Boy Scout meeting. Mr. Fryer ran up behind the boys and started swinging the pipe wildly screaming they would never take him alive. He struck the twelve-year-old boy on the head causing him severe brain trauma. The fourteen-year-old boy was able to flee but only after receiving a blow on the face. Mr. Fryer returned to the twelve-year-old boy and bludgeoned him to death.He was still hitting the lifeless body when the police arrived. As soon as the police car pulled up he dropped the pipe and sat in silence as he was subdued. He was determined by the court to be not competent to stand trial and was committed to a state hospital for restoration of competence. After eight months of pharmacological treatment he was determined by the court to be competent to stand trial and was subsequently tried and convicted of capital murder.The following are the mitigating circumstances in this case:The following are the aggravating circumstances in this case:Tasks:Respond to the following points in a minimum of 250 words: