Competency to stand trial evaluations
A state‐wide review of court‐ordered reports
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21558256 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel C Murrie (0000-0002-4195-1238, Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy University of Virginia Charlottesville VA USA, corresponding author), Brett O Gardner (0000-0001-5175-8960, Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy University of Virginia Charlottesville VA USA), Angela N Torres (0000-0003-1294-0537, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Richmond VA USA) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 32-50 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Behavioral Sciences & the Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0735-3936 • E-ISSN: 1099-0798 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/bsl.2436 |
| PMID | 32012335 |
| OpenAlex | W3005235262 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 33 |
Competence to stand trial (CST) evaluations are a critical part of certain criminal proceedings, and competence‐related evaluation and treatment are an increasing part of public mental health services. Whereas more research describes the defendants undergoing competence evaluations, less research has examined the actual reports detailing those competence evaluations. This study reviewed 3,644 court‐ordered CST evaluation reports submitted by 126 evaluators in Virginia since Virginia initiated an oversight system allowing for comprehensive review. The base rate of incompetence opinions was 38.8%, but these rates varied significantly across evaluation type (initial versus post‐restoration efforts) and evaluators (ranging from 9.1% to 76.8% incompetence rate). Results suggest generally strong compliance with state statutes guiding CST evaluations, but also highlight marked variability in forensic conclusions and reveal a few areas in which some reports fell short of statutory requirements and practice guidelines
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Forensic evaluators’ opinions on the use of videoconferencing technology for competency to stand trial evaluations after the onset of Covid-19
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Evaluator Disagreement about the Association between Psychopathy Checklist-Revised Scores and Risk for Future Sexual Violence
Persons With Severe Mental Illness in Jails and Prisons
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Adversarial Allegiance among Expert Witnesses
Do some evaluators report consistently higher or lower PCL-R scores than others? Findings from a statewide sample of sexually violent predator evaluations
Clinician variation in findings of competence to stand trial
Resolution or resignation
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |