CLINICIAN VARIATION IN FINDINGS OF COMPETENCE TO STAND TRIAL

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 177-193

  Murrie, Daniel C ^a   Boccaccini, Marcus T ^b   Zapf, Patricia A ^c   Warren, Janet I ^a   Henderson, Craig E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

adjudicate competence; clinician differences; competency to stand trial; forensic evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67049109028     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013578     Document Type: Article

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