CIRRUS PRIME DEPT. OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS
DOCUMENT TYPE: 2.81.A - INMATE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Inmate PIP reference: F-7441
Inmate Name: De Vries, Amanda
Age: 14
Sentence: 3 years 4 months
[add] The inmate will be held in the custody of Cirrus Prime Dept. of Juvenile Corrections until her 18th birthday when she will be remanded into state custody to await adult sentencing.
Indictment(s): Breaking & Entering, Criminal Damage, Theft, Unlawful Access of a Restricted Network, Hacking with Intent to Defraud.
Assessment Conducted by Request of C.P.D.J by: Dr. Angelina Trace – Psychologist in Residence
Assessment Notes:
Amanda displays signs of acute attachment disorder and, as a result, struggles to build relationships with any of her fellow inmates or members of the custodial team. She shies away from opportunities to build such relationships and actively seeks solitude over social interaction. It is possible that this stems from issues within her family unit. Any attempts to discuss her parents is met with aggression or defensiveness. Despite this, Amanda is willing to talk very openly and fondly about her older brother.
[add]Investigations conducted by myself, suggest that Amanda is, and always has been, an only child. This discovery has not featured in any of my discussions with Amanda as I feel that this can only prove to have a detrimental effect on Amanda's psychological wellbeing.
[add][add]This does warrant further investigation and discussion.
Amanda exhibits severe contempt for authority. It is this attitude that I believe has played a part in setting Amanda down the path that has led to her incarceration. During her first three sessions with me, Amanda barely spoke. I believe that initially, she viewed me as part of the larger custodial team. Eventually, I built a rapport with Amanda. In our last session, she confided in me a nickname, given to her by her brother. He called her Tes – named after the 19th century inventor Nikola Tesla.
Despite her various psychological idiosyncrasies, Amanda displays an exceptionally high intellect as well as a technical and engineering skillset far beyond her years. Her creativity and ingenuity regarding mechanics and electronics is unlike any I have ever encountered in anyone, of any age. Using even simple components, she can construct things with an extremely high level of complexity.
Amanda’s ability in this area means that she spends an extended period in the IT workshop, supervised, but otherwise alone. She has crafted several constructs in her stay so far. Most noteworthy of such creations was a small airborne automaton, in the shape of a dragonfly. The robot was able to fly unaided, navigate various obstacles and hover for extended periods, much like regular dragonflies.
This, unfortunately, led to an altercation between Amanda and another inmate. The other inmate,
[data confidential], stole Amanda’s dragonfly resulting in a heated argument. According to Amanda, the other inmate proceeded to destroy the robot, at which point a member of the custodial staff intervened, disciplining both inmates. Amanda felt as though she had done nothing wrong and was merely protecting what was hers. When she felt that she was being unjustly punished, she became very aggressive and attacked the custodial staff resulting in him requiring three stitches in his face.
Amanda has a very strong moral compass, unfortunately, this is often highly idealised and subjective. She has an acute knowledge of right and wrong, and will stand up for what she believes is right. The sad truth, as far as Amanda is concerned, is that what she feels is right, is not always legal.
Recommendations:
- Amanda represents a moderate level aggression risk, especially in situations she perceives to be wrong or unjust. Outside of this, it is my opinion that Amanda is a low-risk aggressor. It is my recommendation that no extra supervision is required for Amanda during group activities/recreation time – Amanda appears to shun these at every opportunity. I strongly recommend that all custodial staff refrain from use of pain compliance as a method of pacifying Amanda. Reading through her notes, it appears that Amanda has proved resistant to this kind of restraint techniques and I feel that Amanda will absorb more harm than is acceptable before an aggressive situation is resolved.
- At the moment, Amanda has shown no signs indicating that she poses a flight risk. That said, her intellect and attitude suggest to me that she has thought about it and any attempts made by her to follow through with those thoughts could pose a high level of risk. I recommend supervision at all times, particularly during solitary recreation time.
