Have the courts abdicated their responsibility for determination of competency to stand trial to clinicians?

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-44

  Zapf, Patricia A ^a   Hubbard, Karen L ^b   Cooper, Virginia G ^b   Wheeles, Melissa C ^b   Ronan, Kathleen A ^c  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c Evaluation Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjudicative competence; Competency to stand trial; Forensic assessment; Forensic evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042808662     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v04n01_02     Document Type: Article

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