Fitness to plead and competence to stand trial: A systematic review of the constructs and their application

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 576-596

  Rogers, T P ^a   Blackwood, N J ^a,b   Farnham, F ^b   Pickup, G J ^c   Watts, M J ^b,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BARNET ENFIELD AND HARINGEY MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjudicative competence; Competence to stand trial; Fitness to plead and stand trial; Instrument; Mental health legislation; Tool

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL COMPETENCE; LEGAL LIABILITY; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55349141102     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940801947909     Document Type: Review

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