An investigation of competency to participate in legal proceedings in Canada

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 869-875

  Whittemore, Karen E ^a   Ogloff, James R P ^a   Roesch, Ronald ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competency; Fitness to stand trial; Forensic evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 0030694667     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379704200811     Document Type: Article

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