Competency courts: A creative solution for restoring competency to the competency process

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 767-786

  Finkle, Michael J ^a   Kurth, Russell ^b   Cadle, Christopher ^c   Mullan, Jessica ^a  

^a SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Seattle Municipal Mental Health Court ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PRISON; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRIME; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INSANITY DEFENSE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; PRISONERS; PRISONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 70350582758     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.890     Document Type: Review

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