Describe possible ways that this inmates or offender may use manipulation in the correctional setting? ?

Case study

AVA

17-year-old female

Diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder at 16-years-old

Previously charged with DUI, 3 counts of assault, identity theft, & destruction of property

Current charge: aggravated assault

Ava is a 17-year-old female who lives in a small suburb in Arizona. Her mother is a lawyer, and her father owns a real estate company, so she and her family are financially well off. At 16-years old she was diagnosed with antisocial anxiety disorder by her psychiatrist. She has been previously charged with driving while under the influence, three counts of assault, identity theft, and destruction of property, each time receiving only the minimum sentence. She is presently imprisoned awaiting sentencing for an aggravated assault charge in which she threw a hammer at her friend resulting in multiple fractures, air on her brain, and staples. Ava is currently being held in segregation after convincing her cellmate that she is hearing voices telling her to do dangerous things.

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