Factor structure and validity of the MacArthur competence assessment tool - Criminal adjudication

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 433-445

  Zapf, Patricia A ^a,d   Golding, Stephen L ^b   Skeem, Jennifer L ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Competency to stand trial; Factor structure; Forensic assessment; MacCAT CA; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTELLIGENCE; MAC ARTHUR COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT TOOL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; THEORY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PRISONERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 30744454623     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.17.4.433     Document Type: Article

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