Journal article
Relationships between patient-level factors and criteria for fitness to stand trial
Abstract
In Western criminal justice systems, proceedings may be halted if an individual is deemed mentally unfit to stand trial. As a prerequisite to adjudication fitness to stand trial can be evaluated through structured or unstructured assessments. Previousstudies suggest limited use of structured assessments in clinical practice. Few studies have looked at the success of unstructured measures of psycholegal abilities, and fewer still have …
Authors
Prpa T; Moulden HM; Taylor L; Chaimowitz GA
Journal
International Journal of Risk and Recovery, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 6–14
Publisher
Forensic Psychiatry Institute
DOI
10.15173/ijrr.v1i3.3530
ISSN
2561-5645